Bloody Verrieres Audiobook Libro.fm

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South of the Norman city of Caen the twin features of the Verrires and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944 To capture this vital ground Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy the I SSPanzerkorps Leibstandarte The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful German defensive counterattacks south of Caen inflict tremendous casualties regain lost ground and at times defeat AngloCanadian operations in detail

These defeats and the experience of meeting an enemy with nearequal resources exposed a flawed AngloCanadian offensive tactical doctrine that was overly dependent on the supremacy of its artillery forces Furthermore weaknesses in Allied tank technology inhibited their armored forces from fighting a decisive armored battle Confronted with the full force of the Panzerwaffe AngloCanadian doctrine at times floundered In response the Royal Artillery and Royal Canadian Artillery units pummeled the German tankers and grenadiers but despite their best efforts ground could not be captured by concentrated artillery fire alone

This is a detailed account of the success of I SSPanzerkorps defensive operations aimed at holding the VrrieresBourgebus ridges in late July 1944