Battle of Villers-Bocage

The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Normandy landings, which had begun the Western Allies' conquest of German-occupied France. The battle was the result of a British attempt to exploit a gap in the German defences west of the city of Caen.

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Which happened first?

• Battle of Villers-Bocage and Lapland War happened in the same year
• Battle of Villers-Bocage and Siege of Budapest happened in the same year
• Battle of Villers-Bocage and Operation Greif happened in the same year
• Battle of Villers-Bocage and Philippines campaign of 1944–1945 happened in the same year
• Battle of Villers-Bocage and Battle of Kohima happened in the same year

Timeline

1. Battle of Kohima1944
2. Battle of Villers-Bocage (this page)June 13, 1944
3. Lapland WarSeptember 15, 1944 – April 25, 1945
4. Operation GreifDecember 16, 1944
5. Philippines campaign of 1944–1945October 20, 1944 – August 15, 1945
6. Siege of BudapestDecember 24, 1944

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