EXACA TOUR #6
English
The Canadian Battlefield South of Caen.
Operations ATLANTIC, SPRING and TOTALIZE.
Over a three week period, Canadian Forces, as part of the British 2nd Army, threaten to break through the Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Flank of the Germans, thus relieving pressure on US Forces in the West who break out West of St Lô.
From then on the campaign stalemate is broken and a furious mobile war ensues.
Follow the defensive line of fortified villages North of Caen where the Panzer units turned the initial assaults of the British and Canadian Forces to a Verdun style stalemate.
EXACA TOUR #7
East of Caen. Operation GOODWOOD.
The attack by the British 8th Corps with mass tanks and overwhelming air support.
The problems of the Start Line and Fire Support.
The first appearance of the King Tiger tank.
The effect of German defensive tactics and the 88mm Gun.
Inter service rivalry and astonishing initiative and bravery.
The loss of 400 tanks. The use of Intelligence.