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Falaise falls to 1st Canadian Army - Normandy 1944 

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(Scroll down for English) Hitlers opdracht dat de Duitse troepen in Normandië niet mochten terugtrekken, zorgde ervoor dat de bij Operatie Cobra uitgebroken Amerikaanse eenheden onder George Patton op hun zuidflank bijna geen tegenstand ondervonden. Intussen begon Bernard Montgomery met Operatie Totalize een aanval tegen de Duitse eenheden bij Caen. Dit bracht twee Britse pantserdivisies ver genoeg naar voren om bedreigend te worden voor de achtergelegen delen van de Duitse linie. Door de combinatie van beide aanvallen liepen 28 Duitse infanteriedivisies en 11 pantserdivisies het risico in een Geallieerde tangbeweging genomen te worden. Na het afbreken van Operatie Lüttich kreeg het Duitse 5e pantserleger bevel, in zuidwestelijke richting aan te vallen, hoewel het daarmee het risico liep, tussen Falaise en Argentan ingesloten te worden door Geallieerde strijdkrachten (12-21 Augustus 1944).
Following Operation Cobra, the American breakout from the Normandy beachhead, rapid advances were made to the south and south-east by the Third U.S. Army under the command of General George Patton. Despite lacking the resources to defeat the U.S. breakthrough and simultaneous British and Canadian offensives south of Caumont and Caen, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, the commander of Army Group B, was not permitted by Adolf Hitler to withdraw but was ordered to conduct a counter-offensive at Mortain against the U.S. breakthrough. Four depleted panzer divisions were not enough to defeat the First U.S. Army. Operation Lüttich was a disaster, which drove the Germans deeper into the Allied envelopment (12-21 August 1944).
Source: Library and Archives Canada

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@jamieblair6511
@jamieblair6511 3 года назад
My father took part .Sargent Jimmy Blair 15 th Scottish division /2 nd Glasgow highlanders.From his first battle at cheux to hill 112 he led his platoon (all his officers were killed by a single mortar round) he always talked about his Canadian allies and the great friendship he formed when he was finally relieved of command by an officer from the “canloan” scheme.He loved Canada.I was just a wee boy when he told me these tales and cannot remember the officers name but I know they did meet up several times throughout my fathers life.
@garethsprack1234
@garethsprack1234 3 года назад
My wife's Aunt fell in love with a Canadian while he was stationed here in the UK, he fell in action, she was broken hearted and never married. Sadly we never knew his name, she wouldn't say, so we can't honour a man who was so nearly a relative. Honour to all Canadians who fought or fell.
@AxelBuddenbaum
@AxelBuddenbaum 3 года назад
My dad was an 18 year old german soldier (Infantry, 7th army) in Normandy. He was serious wounded on the 7th August 1944, noon, near the road Urville-Breville, after a heavy fight in the fields and around a small "ferme" (wooden shag). He wanted to cover the retreat of his group. In the moment he was hit by a bullet, he turned around an ran a few meters in the opposite side, broke down, heavy bleeding. A canadian officer came up with a small transport vehicle and told his men "Give him a cigarette, but NO water!". After the situation in that area was cleard, the canadian offices drove his wounded prisoner, keeping him awake, to a field hospital where they cared for him. My dad often wished to know or to meet this canadian officer, who saved his live, personally. A few days later he was carried by an open landing craft to Southhampton an further on to a POW-camp near Liverpool. In Febr. 1945 he was part of a prisoner-exchange via Gibraltar, Marseilles and Switzerland. The ship was the "Arundle Castle". Back in Germany they had nearly forced him to be an active soldier again in Schleswig-Holstein. But, glad to say, the war ended in Bremen on the 26th April 1945.
@Kermit-bi7dl
@Kermit-bi7dl 3 года назад
My family will always be grateful of the Canadian who liberated our home town. Thank you to all who served .
@robertneven7563
@robertneven7563 3 года назад
thanks the brave Cnadians, thye liberate my home town , my mother always w as gratfull to the brave Canadian s
@tedkrasicki3857
@tedkrasicki3857 3 года назад
An Army was nine divisions allotted into three Corps. Canada had five Divisions in two Corps.
@richardgriffn
@richardgriffn Год назад
My dad was there with SAR South Alberta Regiment.
@chaz1550
@chaz1550 3 года назад
Its often overlooked but should never be forgotten the tremendous contribution and sacrifices made by the Canadian forces in the defeat of the Germans.
@stephenatkins13
@stephenatkins13 3 года назад
My father [Fort Gary Horse] was someplace in that battle.
@printolive5512
@printolive5512 3 года назад
Well done Canucks ! But, the saddest cemetery in Europe is the Canadian one at the base of Monte Cassino in Italy where the families of the soldiers killed were able to have a final comment about their loved one carved on the tombstone. Heatbreaking.
@davidgiles5030
@davidgiles5030 3 года назад
My 3 uncles fought there. Alec,John,and Hubert Jacobs. They all survived.
@JMorarii
@JMorarii 3 года назад
Some very interesting footage flavoured with a patriotic soundtrack for the folks back home. For the sake of accuracy, it should be acknowledged that the First Polish Armoured Division attached to the Canadian Army formed the pointy end of the spear and were involved in some of the most desperate fighting to try and close the Falaise Pocket near Trun.
@billbergin8953
@billbergin8953 3 года назад
Well done the Canadians.
@douglasprewer7913
My father was in a tank with The Sherbrooke Fusiliers, he said he didn't feel sorry for the Germans as his unit had been ambushed badly near Caen after D-Day.
@DavidBrown-cs1tq
@DavidBrown-cs1tq 3 года назад
Luck was on the B-24 crews side. Having to jump but thank God over friendly forces.
@forestsun1542
@forestsun1542 3 года назад
Honor and Glory to the Heroes! General Stanislaw Maczek
@jimf1964
@jimf1964 3 года назад
Pretty neat to see actual Canadian army reels. I'm Canadian, my grandfather and his brother both volunteered. Grandpa was in the 1st surveyors artillery, and his brother the black watch. Does anyone know if this channel has more Canadian content?
@sgtcrab2569
@sgtcrab2569 3 года назад
28... Beaver?
@tonybarnes3858
@tonybarnes3858 2 года назад
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