Caen in WW2 History | World War II Database

28 Sep 1939

Photo(s) dated 28 Sep 1939

British Matilda I tanks on a train, Caen, France, 28 Sep 1939

17 Jul 1940

France

After sundown, British bombers attacked Caen, France. ww2dbase [Caen, Basse-Normandie | CPC]

10 Jul 1943

France

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against targets southwest of Paris but diverted to a secondary target at the Caen-Carpiquet airfield at Caen, France due to a thick cloud cover over their primary target. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | RAF Thurleigh | Caen | DS]

25 Oct 1943

France

Typhoon fighter-bombers of No. 181 Squadron RAF used rockets for the first time during an attack on a power station at Caen, France. Although the target was hit, three of the Typhoon aircraft were shot down by anti-aircraft weapons, including that of the squadron commander Squadron Leader Frank Jensen. ww2dbase [Typhoon | Caen, Basse-Normandie | AC]

10 Jul 1944

Photo(s) dated 10 Jul 1944

Église Saint-Pierre and surroundings in ruins, Caen, France, 10 Jul 1944

19 Jul 1944

France

In France, Canadian troops cleared Caen's southern suburbs, capturing Vaucelles, Louvigny, and Flery-sur-Orne, while British 11th Armoured Division captured Bras and Hubert-Follie. In the afternoon, 262 US 9th Air Force B-26 Marauder and A-20 Havoc aircraft attacked bridges on the Loire River and Seine River and a fuel dump at Bruz, France. ww2dbase [Normandy Campaign, Phase 1 | Caen | TH, CPC]

22 Jul 1944

Photo(s) dated 22 Jul 1944

Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, and Miles Dempsey crossing the Orne River in Caen, France during Churchill’s inspection tour, 22 Jul 1944. This bridge was thereafter known as “The Winston Bridge.”

8 Aug 1944

France

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against troop concentrations south of Caen, France. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | RAF Thurleigh | Caen | DS]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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