"badly damaged in the advance from Normandy after D-Day" . . . . "5 armoured brigades" . . . . "attack on Caen" . "battles around Caen" . . . . "capturing Caen" . . "Caen campaign" . . . . . . "in action around Caen" . "3 heavy tank battalions" . "defend Caen" . . . "taken back" . . "Normandy Campaign" . "United Kingdom" . . "Battle for Caen" . . . "Allied victory" . . "3 tank brigades" . "1944-08-06" . "Battle for Caen" . . . . . . . . . . . "bitter fighting" . "11 infantry divisions" . . . "battle of Caen" . . . . . "defended Caen" . "CAEN" . "Liberation of Caen" . "a month-long siege" . . "3 armoured divisions" . . "8 panzer divisions" . . . "capture the city of Caen" . "battle for the city" . "Carpiquet" . . . . . "Battle of Caen" . "7 infantry divisions" . . "'''Caen'''" . . "allied attacks on Caen" . "Battle of Normandy" . "hard fighting" . "advancing on the town of Caen" . . "battles to capture Caen" . . "battle for Caen" . . "fighting for Caen" . . "capture Caen" . "captured Caen" . . . . . . "liberation of Caen" . . . "Caen" .