Battle of Normandy

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Chronology

• June 5/June 6: U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (Operation Detroit) and 101st Airborne Division (Operation Chicago) and British 6th Airborne Division (Operation Tonga) were airlanded.
• June 6: Seaborne D-Day landings (Operation Neptune)
• June 7-17: 3rd Parachute Brigade of the British 6th Airborne Division repulse several German Attacks at Le Mesnil Crossroads.
• June 12: 101st Airborne Division captures Carentan
• June 13: 101st Airborne Division repel a German Counter Attack west of the city at a place called Hill 30, Elements of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division are ordered to help relieve the paratroopers. British armor engaged in the Battle of Villers-Bocage.
• June 25–June 29: Operation Epsom, an offensive to the west of Caen, was repulsed by the German defenders.
• July 7: Caen finally captured.
• July 17: Erwin Rommel was severely injured when his car was strafed by a Royal Canadian Air Force Spitfire.
• July 18–July 20: Operation Goodwood initiated.
• July 24: Operation Cobra begins a breakout near Saint-Lô.
• August 3–August 9: Operation Totalize, a trap to capture retreating German armour in the Falaise pocket starts.
• August 25: Paris is liberated.