Battle of Verrières Ridge

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The Battle of Verrières Ridge was a series of engagements fought as part of the Battle of Normandy, in Calvados, during the Second World War. The main combatants were two Canadian infantry divisions—with additional support from the Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade—against elements of three German SS Panzer divisions. The battle was part of the British and Canadian attacks south of Caen, and took place from 19 to 25 July 1944, being part of Operation Atlantic and Operation Spring.

1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Verrieres Ridge
battle, 

HMS Dragon, HMS Durban, 

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Location: 49.1104, -0.3324, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    commonsimageVerrieres-under-fire Commons
    commonsimageLieutenant-General Guy G. Simonds Commons
    commonsimageMonty and Simonds Commons
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