"1944-07-09Z"^^ . "61 tanksref|The 12th SS Panzer Division's tank strength on 7 July was 24 Panthers and 37 Panzer IVs.|group=nb" . . . "~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" . "Operation Charnwood"@en . "Elements of 1 infantry division" . . "3 armoured brigades" . . . "3 infantry divisions" . . "1 armoured division" . . . "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: \u200B[k\u0251\u0303]), which was an important objective for the Allies during the opening stages of Operation Overlord, the codename for the Battle of Normandy."@en . "Allied victory" . . "3,817 casualties" . .