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Bourguébus (French pronunciation: [buʁɡeby]) is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy region in
northwestern France.
Communes of the Calvados...
- south, from the Orne bridgehead, to
capture the rest of Caen and the
Bourguébus Ridge beyond.
Goodwood was
preceded by
Operations Greenline and Pomegranate...
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strategic importance had
vastly diminished since D-Day, he
sought control of
Bourguébus and the
commanding high
ground to the south. On 5 July the
orders for...
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which was co-ordinated with the
Canadian Operation Spring at Verrières (
Bourguébus) ridge,
south of Caen.
Cobra was a
great success and
began the collapse...
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Normandy Landing,
Pegasus Bridge, Villers-Bocage, Odon, Caen, Esquay,
Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, Le
Perier Ridge, Falaise, Antwerp, Hechtel, Nederrijn...
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armored divisions,
launched the
attack aiming to
seize the German-held
Bourguébus Ridge,
along with the area
between Bretteville-sur-Laize and Vimont. The...
- was
Operation Goodwood, the
attack by
three armoured divisions towards Bourguebus Ridge in an
attempt to
break out of the
Normandy beachhead. That was followed...
- Flanders, 1915–18
Normandy Landing‡ Le Mesnil-Patry‡ Caen‡
Carpiquet Bourguébus Ridge‡
Faubourg de
Vaucelles Falaise‡
Quesnay Wood The
Laison Boulogne...
- Crossing,
Rimini Line,
Argenta Gap North-West
Europe 1944-45 Odon, Caen,
Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pincon, Falaise, Nederrijn, Scheldt,
Venlo Pocket, Rhineland...
- 1940–43,
Capture of Naples,
Volturno Crossing,
Italy 1943,
Villers Bocage,
Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pinçon, Jurques,
Dives Crossing, La Vie Crossing, Lisieux...
