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World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
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Operation Tractable
1944 battle in France during World War II
Operation Tractable was the final attack conducted by Canadian and Polish troops, supported by a British tank brigade, during the Battle of Normandy during World War II. The operation was to capture the tactically important French town of Falaise and then the smaller towns of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Falaise, Calvados
Commune in Normandy, France
Falaise is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area known as the Falaise pocket, the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)