Aces Over Eights WTO (id:#58018)

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Outside Cintheaux, Normandy, France 1944-08-08 (12 others)

Overview:

As it was originally envisaged, the intent of Operation TOTALIZE was to push through to the town of Falaise, in effect cutting off the bulk of German forces in France. TOTALIZE comprised of a number of unique aspects, including a massive artillery and aerial bombardment to be followed up by a night advance by mechanized infantry and armored units guiding on searchlights that would illuminate their attack lanes. Launched after dark on 7 August, TOTALIZE began as a success -- its first night's advance by hundreds of Canadian, Polish and British tanks supported by infantry gained considerable ground at relatively little cost. Twelve hours later, at noon on 8 August, another heavy-bomber formation approached the battlefield to deliver its shock-inducing load on the unsuspecting participants on the ground. Realizing they must play the hand that they had been dealt, the Germans launched a counterattack, in the hopes of escaping the deadly carpet sure to be laid out by the Allied bombers.

Defender: German (SS) (Schwere SS-Panzer Abteilung 101, and SS-Grenadier Regiment 25)  

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