. . "Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . . "been seized overnight" . "Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . . . . . . "earlier capture by a glider coup de main force" . "Orne Bridgehead" . "127 tanks" . . "1944-06-06" . "50 wounded" . . . . "following their capture" . "Germany" . "the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . "2 gunboats" . . . "capture the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . . "United Kingdom" . "British victory" . "but failed as they were captured" . "180" . "capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . "40 self-propelled artillery" . . . . . . . "captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . "6 aircraft" . . . . "12,400" . "capturing the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . . . . "captured of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges" . "20 killed" . "two bridges were captured" . . .