"1944-06-14Z"^^ . "2 Armoured Brigades" . "German success" . "1 Infantry Division" . . . . "1 heavy tank battalion" . "3 Panzer Divisions" . . . "2 Infantry Divisions" . . "Unknown" . "Operation Perch was a British offensive of the Second World War which took place from 7\u201314 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. The operation was intended to encircle and seize the German occupied city of Caen, which was an Allied D-Day objective in the early stages of the Operation Overlord. Operation Perch was to begin immediately after the British beach landings with an advance to the south-east of Caen by XXX Corps."@en . . . . "Operation Perch"@en . "1 Armoured Division" .