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| 1944 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| June Caen Before the Normandy landings it is planned to take Caen within 24 hrs |
| 2nd July Caen Churchill asks Eisenhower to cancel Dragoon in order to break the deadllock at Caen |
| 6th July Caen Churchill criticizes Montgomery at a Chiefs -of-Staffs meeting for being too catious |
| 8th July Caen 1st day of the operation launched by Montgomery to capture Caen |
| 1944 | Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 2nd June Caen Orders the 2nd Army to hold the line between Villers -Bocage & Caen |
| 26th June Caen Launches an attack on Caen, operation Epson |
| 7th July Caen The press refer to attempts at capturing Caen a "stalemate" |
| 8th July Caen 1st day of the operation launched by Montgomery to capture Caen |
| 18th July Caen Caen is bombed in to obliterate enemy defences but only the southern suburbs are taken |
| 18th July Caen The southern suburbs of Caen are captured |
| 30th July Caen Supports Bradley's left flank & engages the Germans sth of Caen |
