Battle of Villers-Bocage

Property	Value
rdf:type	Battle of World War II involving Germany Conflict in 1944 owl:NamedIndividual Battles 1901–2000 Tank battle involving Germany Tank battle of World War II Battle honour of the Rifle Brigade June 1944 event Tank battle involving the United Kingdom Land battle of World War II involving the United Kingdom
rdfs:label	Battle of Villers-Bocage
owl:sameAs	dbr:Battle_of_Villers-Bocage
prov:wasDerivedFrom	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/131st_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_World_War_II_articles_(B) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_1901%E2%80%932000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:June_1944_events http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Battles_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Conflicts_in_1944 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1944 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flames_of_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tank_battles_involving_Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tank_battles_of_World_War_II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Land_battles_of_World_War_II_involving_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tank_battles_involving_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIAT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Battle_honours_of_the_Rifle_Brigade
skos:prefLabel	Battle of Villers-Bocage
skos:altLabel	battle Aftermath Villers-Bocage Villers Bocage fighting for control of the Normandy town of Villers-Bocage single-handedly defeated a British offensive in Normandy German counterattack at Villers Bocage Major Christopher Milner battle of Villers-Bocage fighting around Villers-Bocage take Villers-Bocage the capture of Villers-Bocage
clgo:causalties	23–27 tanks ~217 casualties
clgo:combatant	Germany United Kingdom
clgo:commander	Heinz von Westernhagen Fritz Bayerlein George Erskine Robert Hinde (British Army officer)
clgo:date	1944-06-13
clgo:isPartOfMilitaryConflict	Operation Perch Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
clgo:place	Villers-Bocage, Calvados
clgo:result	SeeAftermathsection
clgo:strength	31–41 tanks OneBrigade group 2 ad-hoc battle groupspart of aheavy tank battalion
is clgo:battle of	24th Lancers Michael Wittmann 1st Newcastle Engineers

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