. . "1944-07-01Z"^^ . "Operation Martlet (also known as Operation Dauntless) was part of the series of Allied attacks to capture the town of Caen and environs from German forces in Normandy, France, during the Second World War. It was a preliminary operation undertaken on 25 June 1944 by XXX Corps of the British Second Army, to capture Rauray and the area around Noyers, to protect the right flank of VIII Corps as it began Operation Epsom, an offensive into the Odon Valley west of Caen on 26 June."@en . . . "* \"u/s\" (unserviceable): tanks made unfit for operations by any cause" . "Allied tactical success" . "Operation Martlet"@en . . "of" . . . . "(incomplete)" . "49th (West Riding) Infantry Division" . "8th Armoured Brigade" .