Operation Atlantic

Operation Atlantic
Part of the Battle for Caen
Date July 18–20, 1944 Location Caen, France 49°11′00″N 0°22′00″W / 49.18333°N 0.36667°W / 49.18333; -0.36667 Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Canada	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Guy Simonds	Günther von Kluge
Strength
2 Infantry divisions 1 Armoured Brigade	2 Panzer divisions
Casualties and losses
1,349–1,965	Unknown

Operation Atlantic (18–21 July 1944) was a Canadian offensive during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The offensive, launched in conjunction with Operation Goodwood by the Second Army, was part of operations to seize the French city of Caen and vicinity from German forces. It was initially successful, with gains made on the flanks of the Orne River near Saint-André-sur-Orne but an attack by the 4th and 6th Canadian Infantry Brigades of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, against strongly defended German positions on Verrières Ridge to the south was a costly failure.