Operation Overlord - 13 June 1944 - Army Group HQ Situation Map

A situation map from the Engineer Section, 12th Army Group HQ. The British under Montgomery strengthen their positions and slow the pace of advance north of Caen which did not fall into the hands of the Allies. Advanced elements of the 7th British Armored Division reach Villers-Bocage. A counterattack by Witmann's panzers inflicts heavy losses on the British 7th Armored Div. The 502nd and 506th of the 101st Airborne Division free the whole of Carentan. Tothe southwest, the 175th US Infantry Division takes a height that overhangs the road linking Bayeux to Saint-Lô. Prepared by Allied Forces. Army Group, 12th. Engineer Section. United States Army. Army Group, 1st. Headquarters. Sourced from the Library of Congress WW2 Military Situations Maps Collection at https://www.loc.gov/item/2004629046/