Normandy (6 June-19 August) AAR

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9 June. 22.00 (Allied turn) 9350 VP. Allies Major Defeat.

VII Corps (From Caretan to Valognes)
Inland advances show a line from west of Negreville, Valognes, Germain Turnebut, Videcosville and Morsalines. Also make make contact with V corps at Auville.

82th ABD Colomby taken by 10.00. Douve-Negreville reached by night.
101th ABD After resting they move and take Sainteny without a fight, I presume german have retreat to bocage.
4th ID Valognes taken by 14.00. Trapped and destroyed 7 infantry formations from 91th Luftlande division and 2 AA formations between Monteburg and Lieusaint, helped by 82th ABD. This division spreads from Valognes mainly
90th ID (attached to VII Corps): Spread from Monteburg to Morsalines bunker, taken thanks naval fire, thus encircling aumeville bunkers system.

V Corps: (St Clair sur L’elle to Anctoville)
Also Port en Bensin and Escure taken

1st ID relocating
2nd ID gathering
29th ID relocating
2nd AD attacking Airel crossing

XIX Corps

30th ID: gathering.

30th Corps (From Hottot to Evrecy)
Pressing through Evrecy and Orne Bridges.

79th ArD resting
50th ID: advancing to Maltot-Point 112, by 20.00 two batts were assaulted by Lehr units causing severe damage, they were retreated for resting and rebuilding.
8th ArB: attacking Baron, Esquay and St Martin. Inflicting heavy damage.
22th ArB (Desert Rats) 7th ArD: Baron, Esquay and St Martin. Inflicting heavy damage.

2nd Canadian Corps (Caen area)
Pressing through Evrecy and Orne Bridges.

3rd Canadian ID: attacking Eterville, pushing back defenders, Mallot reached.

1st Corps (Orne-Canal de Caen area)
Trying to dislodge 12th SS from Caen last suburbs, temptative attack from 4th ArB was not succesful althought it allowed some good advances in other areas. Demouville and Touffreville taken.

4th ArB (attached to 1st Corps): attacking Grentheville and Cormelles. Armored batts from 3 panzer divisions rushing to confront 4th ArB, hard pressed by massed tanks, panzergrenadiers and great AT fire from german guns this brigade stopped their attacks and slowly get retreated. But they fight for a reason: they inflict damage to those AT guns, giving free hands to 27th ArB, that hammerd german infantry, artillery pounded those 88 mm guns and 51th ID are crossing Caen canal, followed by 2nd Canandian ArB.
Plus the timed offensive let 7th ArD and 8th ArB make a thrust at Pt 112 without fighting against a good amount of panzers.
27th ArB: joined the battle of 4th ArB.
2nd Canadian ArB (attached to 1st Corps): : Crossed Caen bridge near Cormelles. Fighting against 12th SS PzD.
1st and 4th SSB: Steelworks taken by 04.00 after a fierce fighiting. Trying to push through Caen southern suburbs.
51th ID: Pushing through Caen southern suburbs.
3rd ID: fighting around Troam against PG’s of 12th SS and 21st PzD
6th ABD: Made fierce assaults against combined elements of 12th SS, 21st PzD and 346th ID, causing severe damage, later they reached Troam, attacked by three sides right now.

Bunkers system at Franceville taken.

Overall situation: It was a good day, not a fantastical one but good day.
Valognes taken, Aumeville bunkers system isolated. It’s good.
V Corps troops after Omaha experience are almost ready to add their weight into battle.
British forces are facing main enemy forces but rotation and resting let british forces stay in peak conditions (unless 4th ArB).
Only two hexes of Caen are in german hands and british troops are within 2 km of Caen main road.
The VP bounty this day was about 1000 VP, that’s good.