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    Mont-Ormel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃.t‿ɔʁmɛl] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune is made up of the following...
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    Hill 262 (redirect from Mont Ormel)
    Hill 262, or the Mont Ormel ridge (elevation 262 m (860 ft)), is an area of high ground above the village of Coudehard in Normandy that was the location...
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    1st Polish Armoured Division and the II SS Panzer Corps on Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) the gap was not closed quickly and thousands of German troops escaped...
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    battlegroups drove north-east and established themselves on part of Hill 262 (Mont Ormel ridge), spending the night of 19 August digging in. The following morning...
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    continued until the closing of the so-called Falaise gap between Chambois and Mont Ormel. The liberation of Le Havre followed. This was a significant turning point...
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    aircraft, but achieved a victory against the Wehrmacht in the battles for Mont Ormel, and the town of Chambois. This series of offensive and defensive operations...
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    putting an end to the German 7th Army. "Operation Lüttich". Memorial Mont-Ormel. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2008-08-13. Van der...
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  • Coudehard-Montormel or mémorial de Montormel) is a historical museum in Mont-Ormel in France, dedicated to the battle of the Falaise pocket, the last episode...
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    continued until the closing of the so-called Falaise gap between Chambois and Mont Ormel. The liberation of Le Havre followed. This was a significant turning point...
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    achieved a brilliant victory against the Wehrmacht in the battles for Mont Ormel, Hill 262 and the town of Chambois. In this series of offensive and defensive...
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