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Americans bombarded by... the flying fortresses
In the beginning of August 1944, Caen is liberated; the 1st Canadian
Army of General Crerar is in charge of the eastern area of the river
Orne. On 7 August, Falaise is the target of operation Totalize.
It starts badly; the Americans troops, awaiting the H-Hour of the
attack, suffer nearly 500 losses because of a short bombing of the
flying fortresses B 17. The attack is launched in the end of the afternoon
and the armoured reconnaissance regiment South Alberta, 4th Division,
reaches Cintheaux. A violent counter-attack of the 101st Battalion
of German heavy tanks drives back the Canadians; several Shermans
of the 1st Polish Armoured division are destroyed, but the Germans
have no other choice than withdrawing in the evening, leaving Cintheaux
clear.
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| CINTHEAUX
(Calvados
- 15 km south of Caen) |
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