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Sherman tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade, carrying infantry from 3rd Division, move up at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', Normandy, 18 July 1944. Sherman tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 27th Armoured Brigade, carrying infantry from 3rd Division, move up at the start of Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

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IWM caption : Avro Lancasters of No. 514 Squadron RAF , lined up at Waterbeach , Cambridgeshire, before taking part in a daylight attack on fortified villages east of Caen, in support of the Second Army's armoured offensive in the Normandy battle area ( Operation GOODWOOD ).

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IWM caption : Avro Lancaster B Mark IIs of No. 514 Squadron RAF taxy onto the main runway at Waterbeach , Cambridgeshire, for a daylight attack on fortified villages east of Caen, in support of the Second Army's armoured offensive in the Normandy battle area ( Operation GOODWOOD ).

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Le 9 juillet 1944, par ce chemin, la 59th Staffordshire Division britannique, venant de cambes-en-Plaine , dans le cadre de l' opération Charnwwod est entrée dans Épron ( Calvados )

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A knocked-out German PzKpfw IV tank in a hull-down position, 13 July 1944. Additional info: "A dug-in Panzer IV of the 1/22nd Panzer Regiment, photographed near Lebisey after being knocked out during Operation Charnwood.(Battle for Caen, p. 34, by Simon Trew. ISBN:0-7509-3010-1)

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Sherman tanks of 33rd Armoured Brigade during Operation 'Charnwood', the attack on Caen, 8 July 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Infantry pass Sherman tanks of 33rd Armoured Brigade near Lebisey Wood, during Operation 'Charnwood', 8 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks of 33rd Armoured Brigade during Operation 'Charnwood', the attack on Caen, 8 July 1944.

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Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. A Handley Page Halifax of No. 4 Group flies over the suburbs of Caen, France, during a major daylight raid to assist the Normandy land battle during Operation CHARNWOOD. 467 aircraft took part in the attack, which was originally intended to have bombed German strongpoints north of Caen, but the bombing area was eventually shifted nearer the city because of the proximity of Allied troops to the original targets. The resulting bombing devastated the northern suburbs.

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The Battle For Normandy, 1944 Sherman tanks of 33rd Armoured Brigade, supporting 3rd Infantry Division, moving forward near Lebisey Wood for Operation CHARNWOOD, the assault on Caen, 8 July 1944.

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THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. A soldier 'keeps a sharp lookout for snipers' in the ruins of Caen, 9 July 1944. He is armed with a Lee Enfield .303 rifle and is wearing a Mk III steel helmet.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 A motorcycle and infantry of the 2nd Glasgow Highlanders, 46th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division, during Operation 'Bluecoat', the offensive south-east of Caumont, 30 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A British soldier carries a little girl through the devastation of Caen, 10 July 1944.

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The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 Troops of 130th Brigade, 43rd (Wessex) Division take cover from mortar fire, 10 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 Sherman tanks advance in the Odon valley near Evrecy, 16 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 Troops of 1 Kings Own Scottish Borderers (KOSB), 9th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, firing a captured Hotchkiss machine gun during street fighting in Caen, 10 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 Churchill tanks moving into position at dawn to support the attack on Evrecy, 16 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A Sherman tank advances during operations in the Odon valley, west of Caen, 16 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 — U.S. made jeeps leading a column with carriers and a Sexton 25-pdr self-propelled gun, moving forward south of Caen, 1 August 1944. — Likely from the U.K. Army Film and Photographic Unit

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 Royal Engineers move through the ruins of Caen, looking for mines and booby-traps 10 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A jeep and trucks parked in a devastated street in Caen, 10 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A general view of Caen showing the extensive damage caused by Allied bombing, 9 July 1944.

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The British Army in Normandy 1944 A general view of Caen showing the extensive damage caused by Allied bombing, 9 July 1944.

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A Morris light reconnaissance car and, in the background, Sherman Crab flail tanks move up to the battle area for Operation 'Goodwood', 18 July 1944.

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