Ultimately, the Battle of Normandy resulted in the utter defeat of the Germans at Falaise with France and Belgium quickly liberated thereafter. The Normandy Campaign is well known for many battles and engagements in which the Wehrmacht was on both ends of the offensive onslaught that would mark the battle for northern France and the eventual breakout in late August. Both the bocage terrain and the dogged defense by the Germans resulted in the need for unexpected improvisation.ĭestroyed vehicles on highroad. (Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-720-0304-03 / Vennemann, Wolfgang / CC-BY-SA 3.0)īoth sides had significant constraints the British were nearing manpower exhaustion and would have to rely excessively on their armor arm, the United States had boundless resources but many of their divisions had never been in combat, while the Germans were short of everything and it was only through their ability to organize disparate troops into flexible kampfgruppen that they held the Allies for as long as they did.ĭestroyed vehicles on highroad. (Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-720-0304-02 / Vennemann, Wolfgang / CC-BY-SA 3.0) The air and seaborne landings in Northern France were the largest the world has ever seen, with meticulous planning for D-Day, yet marked by a surfeit of clear goals once ashore. The Battle of Normandy was the beginning of the 'Great Crusade' in Northern Europe by the Western Allies.
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