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Wreckage from the battle

The Battle of Villers-Bocage (wreckage pictured) took place on 13 June 1944 during WWII. Following the D-Day landings on 6 June, the Germans established defences in front of Caen. The British attacked in an attempt to exploit a gap in the German defences west of the city. They reached Villers-Bocage without incident in the morning but were ambushed by Tiger I tanks as they left the town and numerous tanks, anti-tank guns and transport vehicles were destroyed. The Germans then attacked the town but were repulsed. The British withdrew west of Villers-Bocage that evening and repulsed another attack the next day. The British conduct in the battle was controversial because their withdrawal marked the end of the post–D-Day "scramble for ground" and the start of an attritional battle for Caen. Some historians wrote that the British attack was a failure caused by a lack of conviction among some senior commanders; others judged the British force to be insufficiently strong for the task. (Full article...)

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-The '''[[Battle of Villers-Bocage]]''' ''(wreckage pictured)'' took place on 13 June 1944 during [[World War II|WWII]]. Following the [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] landings on 6{{nbsp}}June, the Germans established defences in front of the [[Caen]]. The British attacked in an attempt to exploit a gap in the German defences west of the city. They reached [[Villers-Bocage, Calvados|Villers-Bocage]] without incident in the morning but were ambushed by [[Tiger I]] tanks as they left the town and numerous tanks, anti-tank guns and transport vehicles were destroyed. The Germans then attacked the town but were repulsed. The British withdrew west of Villers-Bocage that evening and repulsed another attack the next day. The British conduct in the battle was controversial because their withdrawal marked the end of the post–D-Day "scramble for ground" and the start of an [[Attrition warfare|attritional battle]] for Caen. Some historians wrote that the British attack was a failure caused by a lack of conviction among some senior commanders; others judged the British force to be insufficiently strong for the task. {{TFAFULL|Battle of Villers-Bocage}}
+The '''[[Battle of Villers-Bocage]]''' ''(wreckage pictured)'' took place on 13 June 1944 during [[World War II|WWII]]. Following the [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] landings on 6{{nbsp}}June, the Germans established defences in front of [[Caen]]. The British attacked in an attempt to exploit a gap in the German defences west of the city. They reached [[Villers-Bocage, Calvados|Villers-Bocage]] without incident in the morning but were ambushed by [[Tiger I]] tanks as they left the town and numerous tanks, anti-tank guns and transport vehicles were destroyed. The Germans then attacked the town but were repulsed. The British withdrew west of Villers-Bocage that evening and repulsed another attack the next day. The British conduct in the battle was controversial because their withdrawal marked the end of the post–D-Day "scramble for ground" and the start of an [[Attrition warfare|attritional battle]] for Caen. Some historians wrote that the British attack was a failure caused by a lack of conviction among some senior commanders; others judged the British force to be insufficiently strong for the task. {{TFAFULL|Battle of Villers-Bocage}}
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