Chambois (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bwa] ) is a former commune in the Orne département in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the...
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Chambois may refer to: Chambois, Orne, a commune in the department of Orne, France Battle of Chambois, a World War II battle fought near Chambois Chambois...
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Armoured Division headed towards Chambois to encircle 110,000 Germans in the Falaise pocket. Small corridors east of Chambois allowed small numbers of Germans...
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Falaise pocket (redirect from Chambois-Montcormel pocket)
sometimes referred to as the Chambois pocket, the Falaise–Chambois pocket, the Argentan–Falaise pocket, or the Trun-Chambois gap. Bradley later received...
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Operation Tractable (redirect from Chambois (battle honour))
important French town of Falaise and then the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois. This operation was undertaken by the First Canadian Army with the 1st...
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The capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (wrongly known as Operation Deadstick (which in fact was a specialized glider exercise), and in official...
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Vimoutiers Tiger tank (category Monuments historiques of Orne)
World War II German Tiger I tank on outdoor display at Vimoutiers in the Orne Department, Normandy, France. The tank was abandoned by its crew in August...
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was to capture two strategically important bridges over the Caen Canal and Orne River which were to be used by Allied ground forces to advance once the seaborne...
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Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Bridlington, Duns; and from France: Orne, Mont-Ormel, "Maczuga", Chambois, Vimoutiers, Criquebeuf-sur-Seine, Saint-Omer, Abbeville...
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Breakout Cobra Spring Bluecoat Totalize Hill 140 Lüttich Tractable Hill 262 Chambois Falaise Saint-Malo Brest Mantes-Gassicourt Paris La Rochelle Air and Sea...
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Normandy. Caen is about 9 mi (14 km) inland from the Calvados coast astride the Orne River and Caen Canal, at the junction of several roads and railways. The...
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Infantry Division would take Éterville, Maltot and the ground up to the River Orne and then the tanks of the 4th Armoured Brigade, supported by infantry, would...
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List of châteaux in Normandy (section Orne)
Bourg-Saint-Léonard Château de Carrouges in Carrouges Donjon de Chambois in Chambois Château de Couterne in Couterne Château de Domfront in Domfront Château...
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border. On 14 August, in conjunction with U.S. movements northward to Chambois, Canadian forces launched Operation Tractable; the Allied intention was...
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Caen The Orne Bourguebus Ridge Faubourg de Vaucelles Verrières Ridge–Tilly-la-Campagne Falaise Falaise Road Quesnay Wood The Laison Chambois Calais 1944...
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List of castles in Normandy (section Orne)
Carrouges 130114-18th century Rebuilt Remodelled 16-18th centuries. Donjon de Chambois 110112th century Intact Well-preserved Norman keep. Château de Domfront...
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Tarbrush Tiger Fabius Airborne assault British Sector Tonga Caen canal and Orne river bridges Merville Battery Mallard American Sector Albany Boston Chicago...
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Allied lines between Trun and Chambois, heading towards the ridge from the west. The Poles could see the road from Chambois choked with troops and vehicles...
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Mont-Ormel (category Communes of Orne)
Falaise pocket between Chambois and Vimoutiers. View of the battleground from the Memorial de Montormel Communes of the Orne department "Répertoire national...
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preceded by airborne operations near Caen on the eastern flank to secure the Orne River bridges and north of Carentan on the western flank. The Americans,...
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Second Battle of the Odon (redirect from The Orne (battle honour))
to draw German attention away from Operation Goodwood, an attack from the Orne bridgehead on 18 July. The British wanted to prevent the Germans from withdrawing...
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World War, the bridge was, along with the nearby Ranville Bridge over the Orne River (another road crossing, later renamed Horsa Bridge), the objective...
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Gouffern en Auge (category Communes of Orne)
(the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Chambois, La Cochère, Courménil, Exmes, Fel, Omméel, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, Survie...
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Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive (category Communes of Orne)
[sɛ̃ lɑ̃bɛʁ syʁ div] , literally Saint-Lambert on Dive) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive is recognised...
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(Canada) Battles Brest (US) Bréville (UK) Caen (UK, Canada) Carentan (US) Chambois (Canada, Poland, US) Cherbourg (US) Merville Battery (UK) Verrières Ridge...
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Canadian Army was ordered south, while the Americans prepared to move on Chambois on 14 August. Simonds and Crerar quickly planned a further offensive that...
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(Canada) Battles Brest (US) Bréville (UK) Caen (UK, Canada) Carentan (US) Chambois (Canada, Poland, US) Cherbourg (US) Merville Battery (UK) Verrières Ridge...
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Breakout Cobra Spring Bluecoat Totalize Hill 140 Lüttich Tractable Hill 262 Chambois Falaise Saint-Malo Brest Mantes-Gassicourt Paris La Rochelle Air and Sea...
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Brigade 6 June Sword Brigadier G. E. Prior-Palmer 6th Airborne Division 6 June Orne Bridgehead Major-General Richard Gale 3rd Infantry Division 6 June Sword...
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Breakout Cobra Spring Bluecoat Totalize Hill 140 Lüttich Tractable Hill 262 Chambois Falaise Saint-Malo Brest Mantes-Gassicourt Paris La Rochelle Air and Sea...
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