Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War between 7 and 14 June 1944. The intention was to seize Caen, a major Allied objective in the early stages of the invasion of northwest Europe. The operation had been planned to start immediately after the beach landings, but when Caen was still in German hands three days into the Battle of Normandy, it changed to a pincer attack using XXX Corps and I Corps. XXX Corps faced strong German forces in a fierce battle for Tilly-sur-Seulles. I Corpss eastern thrust from the Orne bridgehead met determined resistance. With mounting casualties and no sign of success, the offensive was abandoned. To the west, American pressure had opened up a gap in the German lines. The 7th Armoured Division was ordered to advance through it, to try to force a German retreat. After two days of intense fighting, the divisions position was untenable and it was withdrawn. Historians generally agree that while an early opportunity to capture Caen was squandered by British command failures, the Germans had had to use their most powerful armoured reserves in a defensive role, incurring heavy losses, rather than in counteroffensive operations. @CGChrisTrott @nicolambrewer Judith Macgregor @JudithMacgregor UK in South Africa @UKinSouthAfrica Foreign Office @ForeignOffice #DigitalDiplomacy @britishSAS @SpecialAS_ @GOVUK GOV UK @vincecable Vince Cable @BritishChambers @BCCExport #ExportBritain @ExportExpertUK @David_Cameron David Cameron @Conservatives @Conservatives #Germany German Missions in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland @GermanEmbassySA German Embassy SA German Embassy Pretoria @francediplo France Diplomatie @AntoineMichon1 Antoine Michon @frenchgov French Government @LaurentFabius Laurent Fabius @fhollande François Hollande United States US Embassy South Africa @USEmbassySA @USConsCapeTown @USGovNews @USGovNews @RealTimeWWII WW2 Tweets from 1942 @WW2Today WW2 Tweets from 1944 @WW2Facts World War II History @wwiistories WWII Stories @WWarII World War II History
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