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| 1944 | Bradley, Omar Nelson |  |
| 20th July Normandy Forced to postpone Operation Cobra due to heavy rainfall
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| 24th July Normandy Operation Cobra is postponed for a 2nd time
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| 25th July St Lo 2,500 bombers from the 8th & 9th Air Forces open a gap west of St-Lo
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| 25th July Normandy Gives the go ahead for Operation Cobra
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| 27th July St Lo Pushes Patton through a gap in the German defence toward Avranches
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| 4th Aug Caen Authorizes Patton to outflank the Germans at Caen
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| 4th Aug Orleans Gap Authorizes Patton to turn into the Orleans gap toward the Seine & Paris
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| 1944 | Patton, George Smith | |
| 25th July Avranches Clearing ports such as Lorient & Brest
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| 25th July Avranches To help Patton to break out of Avranches & drive into Brittany
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| 4th Aug Caen An attempt to outflank the Germans at Caen
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| 4th Aug Orleans Authorised by Bradley to turn into the Orleans gap toward the Seine & Paris
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