Second Battle of the Odon
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The Second Battle of the Odon comprised operations fought by the British Second Army during the Second World War. Attacks took place in mid-July 1944 against Panzergruppe West, as part of the Battle of Normandy. Operations Greenline and Pomegranate were intended to draw German attention away from Operation Goodwood, an attack from the Orne bridgehead on 18 July.
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Location: 49.0797, -0.4711, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944-07-15T00:00:00Z
1944-07-17T00:00:00Z
1944 Second Battle of the Odon
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1047 | Battle of Val-ès-Dunes | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1346 | Battle of Caen | siege, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1417 | Siege of Caen | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1417 | Siège de Bayeux (1417) | battle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1449 | Normandy campaign of 1449-1450 | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1450 | Siege of Caen | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1744 | Planned French Invasion of Britain | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1759 | Planned French Invasion of Britain | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1793 | soulèvement de Caen contre la Convention nationale | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bombing of Normandy | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Operation Tonga | United Kingdom, battle, military operation | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle for Caen | Canada, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle, Allies of World War II | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Merville Gun Battery | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Bombing of Caen | Allies of World War II, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Invasion of Normandy | Canada, United States, United Kingdom, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Attack on Panzer Group West's headquarters at La Caine | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Villers-Bocage | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Douvres Radar Station | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Second Battle of the Odon | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle of Verrières Ridge | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Battle for Hill 140 | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1944 | Falaise Pocket | Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, Free France, battle, Polish Armed Forces in the West | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1202 | French invasion of Normandy | Philip II of France, Kingdom of France, Duchy of Brittany, John, King of England, Kingdom of England, Hugh X of Lusignan, William des Roches, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Arthur I, war, House of Lusignan | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1213 | Anglo-French War of 1213–14 | war | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Fleury Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Hillman Site | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | La Marefontaine Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1942 | The Museum of the Atlantic Wall | defence work, artillery battery, museum | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Merville Gun Battery | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Redoute de Merville | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Stützpunkt 05 Franceville West | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Juno Beach Centre | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Musée-Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie | military cemetery, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | tour Chastimoine | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Caen. Ruiny domów. (2-373) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1983-109-14A, Frankreich, MG-Schütze | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-738-0276-14A, Frankreich, Zivilisten in Ortschaft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7413 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7411 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dwaj grenadierzy pancerni SS wśród ruin Caen (2-377) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Allied Campaign in North-west Europe, 6 June 1944 - 7 May 1945 B5452 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The British Army in Normandy 1944 B7746 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5766 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Medicsgoodwood | Commons | ||









