Operation Windsor (4–5 July 1944), was a Canadian attack of the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War. The attack was undertaken by the 3rd Canadian...
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Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (born 8 November 2003) is the elder child and only daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh,...
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Operation Willi was the German code name for the unsuccessful attempt by the SS to kidnap Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in July 1940 and induce him to...
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Marburg Files (category House of Windsor)
alleged to have detailed a 1940 Nazi plot titled Operation Willi, attempting to persuade the Duke of Windsor to side with the Nazis in a bid to bring the...
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Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire...
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Island. Windsor Park was established by Ian and Jesse Duncan. In 1971, it passed ownership to Nelson and Sue Schick and their son Rodney. The operation now...
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The Windsor Framework is a post-Brexit legal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom which adjusts the operation of the Northern Ireland...
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Corps XXX Corps Battle of Villers-Bocage Operation Charnwood Operation Goodwood Operation Perch Operation Windsor Second Battle of the Odon Gold Beach Juno...
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II Canadian Corps (section Major Operations)
Brigade, which had participated earlier in the Normandy landings and in Operation Windsor as part of I (British) Corps. The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division...
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Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km) west of central London. It is strongly associated...
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bombardment and air attacks. Major operations for both sides began again in July, including Operation Windsor and Operation Charnwood. During Charnwood, the...
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Second Army made a frontal assault on Caen Operation Charnwood. The attack was preceded by Operation Windsor, to capture the airfield at Carpiquet just...
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American front. On 4 July, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division conducted Operation Windsor, to seize Carpiquet and the adjacent airfield from the 12th SS-Panzer...
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Windsor (/ˈwɪndzər/ WIND-zer) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from the...
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village and airfield in the Allied Operation Windsor. There then followed a number of Allied attacks – Operations Charnwood and Jupiter. On 12 July the...
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Offensive, Šiauliai Offensive and Vilnius Offensive as part of Operation Bagration. Operation Windsor ended in Allied victory. The Kriegsmarine lost three submarines...
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Battle for Caen (category Aerial bombing operations and battles of World War II)
entanglements. A Canadian operation during Operation Epsom had been postponed because of the delays in disembarking troops. For Operation Windsor, the 8th Canadian...
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administering the construction and future operation of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. In the early...
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Windsor International Airport (IATA: YQG, ICAO: CYQG) is located in the southeast portion of the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The airport serves a...
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The Treaty of Windsor is a diplomatic alliance signed between Portugal and England on 9 May 1386 in Windsor and sealed by the marriage of King John I...
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originally planned for Epsom as Operation Ottawa but now codenamed Operation Windsor. In a frontal assault on 8–9 July the northern half of the city was...
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codenamed Operation Windsor. In a frontal assault the northern half of the city was captured, with the remaining portions being taken during Operations Atlantic...
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Battle for Caen, Keller handled Operation Windsor poorly, sending a reinforced brigade in to handle a divisional operation and delegating the planning to...
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Second Battle of the Odon (redirect from Operation Pomegranate)
Ridge. After Operation Windsor from 4–5 July, the capture of the western outskirts of Caen during Operation Charnwood from 8–9 July and Operation Jupiter from...
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List of World War II battles (redirect from Raiding operations during World War II)
Villers-Bocage Operation Epsom Operation Windsor Operation Charnwood Operation Jupiter Second Battle of the Odon Operation Goodwood Operation Atlantic Battle of Verrières...
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support during Operation Windsor, a partially successful Canadian assault on Carpiquet and its airfield west of Caen on 4 to 5 July, and Operation Charnwood...
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next to the Windsor Engine Plant in downtown Windsor. It was known to area residents as "the foundry". Internally, it was called WCP. Operations ceased on...
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Juno Beach (category Operation Overlord)
Airfield during Operation Windsor on 5 July, while Anglo-Canadian forces captured Caen as part of Operation Charnwood (8–9 July) and Operation Atlantic (18–20...
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The Detroit–Windsor tunnel (French: tunnel de Détroit-Windsor), also known as the Detroit–Canada tunnel, is an international highway tunnel connecting...
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advance, ending the battle with a British victory. July 4 – WWII: Operation Windsor: Canadian forces of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division attack Carpiquet...
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