Early Allied objectives in the wake of the D-Day invasion of German-occupied France included the deep water port of Cherbourg and the area surrounding the town of Caen. Allied attacks to expand the bridgehead had rapidly defe… 展开

It is also referred to as the battle of the Falaise gap (after the corridor which the Germans sought to maintain to allow their escape).
The Third Army advance from the south made good prog… 展开