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Operation Charnwood was an offensive by British and Canadian troops that took place from 8 to 9 July 1944, during the Battle for Caen in the Second World War. The operation was intended to at least partially capture the German-occupied French city of Caen (French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃]), which was an important objective for the Allies during the opening stages of Operation Overlord, the codename for the Battle of Normandy.

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  • Operation Charnwood was an offensive by British and Canadian troops that took place from 8 to 9 July 1944, during the Battle for Caen in the Second World War. The operation was intended to at least partially capture the German-occupied French city of Caen (French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃]), which was an important objective for the Allies during the opening stages of Operation Overlord, the codename for the Battle of Normandy.
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  • Operation Charnwood
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  • 3,817 casualties
  • ~80 tanksref|Major Ellis, the British official campaign historian, states that about 80 tanks were either destroyed or put out of action during the operation.|group=nb
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  • Allied victory
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  • 1 armoured division
  • 3 armoured brigades
  • 3 infantry divisions
  • Elements of 1 infantry division
  • 61 tanksref|The 12th SS Panzer Division's tank strength on 7 July was 24 Panthers and 37 Panzer IVs.|group=nb
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