2009-04-15. "Moors of Mont-Pinçon". "BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY MONT PINCON AND ITS ENVIRONS [Allocated Title]". IWM Film. "Mont Pinçon Heath". Calvados Tourisme...
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43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (section Mont Pinçon)
moved to XXX Corps to launch an attack towards the dominating height of Mont Pinçon as part of Operation Bluecoat. 8th Armoured Brigade was assigned to support...
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Francis Lane Fox (section Mont Pinçon)
Division's attack on Mont Pinçon. The divisional historian praises the Recce regiment for its boldness in this action. 43rd Wessex took Mont Pinçon after bitter...
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in bitter fighting from Ondefontaine up onto the dominating height of Mont Pinçon. 43 Recce's next action came on 10 August, in the pursuit towards the...
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Dempsey), were to secure the road junction of Vire and the high ground of Mont Pinçon. The attack was made at short notice to exploit the success of Operation...
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the dominating position of Mont Pinçon fell to a surprise attack, by 129 Bde and its supporting tanks. Having taken Mont Pinçon, 43rd (W) Division participated...
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During Operation Perch, XXX Corps attempted to advance south towards Mont Pinçon but soon abandoned the direct approach in favour of a pincer attack to...
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by thick hedges or granite dry stone walls and have dense vegetation. Mont Pinçon, is the highest point in Norman Switzerland, at 362 metres (1,188 ft)...
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Americans and to capture the road junction at Vire and the high ground at Mont Pincon. While the opposition was initially two weak infantry divisions (276th...
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Ypres-Comines Canal, Normandy Landing, Bréville, Caen, Bourguébus Ridge, Mont Pinçon, St. Pierre La Vielle, Geilenkirchen, Roer, Rhineland, Waal Flats, Goch...
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