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The attack on Oka Castle was launched until the northwest of the city was occupied on the 9th. On July 18, the British and Canadian troops, with the help of four infantry divisions and three armored divisions, launched a new offensive east of Oka Castle. After three days Fierce fighting, advancing 10 kilometers south to completely occupy Oka Castle from June

The U.S. Seventh Army attacked westward from the St. Man's Iglis area and went out to the coast of the Deruit Strait on the 17th, and then the army moved south with part of its forces

Cut off the Constantine Peninsula by the middle to prevent the German army from reinforcing Cherbourg, and then concentrate on capturing Cherbourg and stick to Calanton, repelling possible German counterattacks

The combat intentions of the coalition forces were clearly identified, and the main direction of the landing operations of the coalition forces was not correctly identified. The second stage

8 divisions less than the coalition pre-estimated. During this considerable period of time, the reason why the German army was delayed in transferring the main force to the Normandy area to carry out the anti-landing operation

In order to wait for more reserve counter-assaults from June 6th to 12th, the German army transferred 7 divisions

The Germans in Normandy believed that they were unable to retake the occupied beach positions, and when the original situation was restored, they turned to the full defense

The German army failed to issue an order to the armored reserve team to advance to the landing site in time, and the reserve team was obstructed by the Allied Air Force when the reserve team moved forward and lost a favorable opportunity

At the same time, it transported 326,000 soldiers, 54,000 vehicles and 104,000 tons of materials to land. On June 6, the allied forces landed on the coast of Normandy, completely beyond the German army's accident.

The first echelon of the British army also established a division landing site on the 6th.

The reserve team went to land ahead of schedule and fought fiercely with the Germans. Finally, they seized a foothold 1.6 kilometers deep on the same day

After landing on the ground, he encountered the stubborn resistance of the 352nd Division of the German Infantry, which resulted in heavy casualties and was blocked on the beach

The division made contact and consolidated the frontal 4km and 9km landing site at 06:34.

The German defense in this area was weak, and the landing went smoothly and the regiment's landing site was initially established on the same day

At 6:30 on the 6th, the naval artillery firepower preparation was carried out, and the first echelon of the Fourth Division of the US Seventh Army Infantry Division

The bombing air force of the Eighth and Ninth Army of the U.S. Air Force concentrated more than 1,500 bombers to conduct final aviation fire on the German coastal artillery positions and coastal defense facilities in batches before the landing troops landed

And on the morning of the 6th, 1136 British Air Force bombers began to bomb and land in turns

On the night of the 5th to the 6th, the assault fleets landed on the beach near the Seine Bay.

Landing begins on both sides of the Carentin-Cherbourg road and in the areas of Saint-Martin-Tederaville, Saint-Marie-du-Mont and Saint-Gaume-du-Mont

Because of the complex mechanism and earlier development time, this rifle is only in the experimental stage