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Bourguébus (French pronunciation: [buʁɡeby]) is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy region in
northwestern France.
Communes of the Calvados...
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strategic importance had
vastly diminished since D-Day, he
sought control of
Bourguébus and the
commanding high
ground to the south. On 5 July the
orders for...
- Cobra, co-ordinated with the
Canadian Operation Spring at Verrières (
Bourguébus) ridge,
south of Caen. Much of Caen had been destro****,
particularly from...
- south, from the Orne bridgehead, to
capture the rest of Caen and the
Bourguébus Ridge beyond.
Goodwood was
preceded by
Operations Greenline and Pomegranate...
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Normandy Landing,
Pegasus Bridge, Villers-Bocage, Odon, Caen, Esquay,
Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, Le
Perier Ridge, Falaise, Antwerp, Hechtel, Nederrijn...
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armored divisions,
launched the
attack aiming to
seize the German-held
Bourguébus Ridge,
along with the area
between Bretteville-sur-Laize and Vimont. The...
- Flanders, 1915–18
Normandy Landing‡ Le Mesnil-Patry‡ Caen‡
Carpiquet Bourguébus Ridge‡
Faubourg de
Vaucelles Falaise‡
Quesnay Wood The
Laison Boulogne...
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Operation Goodwood, the
attack by
three armoured divisions towards Bourguebus Ridge in an
attempt to
break out of the
Normandy beachhead. That was followed...
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capture Bras and Hubert-Folie on the right,
Fontenay on the left, and
Bourguébus Ridge in the centre. However, the
attack ground to a halt in
pouring rain...
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Macedonia 1915–18 The
Second World War:
Calais 1940,
Villers Bocage, Odon,
Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pincon, Le
Perier Ridge, Falaise, Antwerp, Hechtel, Nederrijn...
