Call of Duty: WWII - Operation Cobra

Operation Cobra Operation Cobra was an @fensive_(military) launched by the @rst_United_States_Army under Lieutenant General @ar_Bradley seven weeks after the @Day landings, during the @vasion_of_Normandy of @rld_War_II. The intention was to take advantage of the distraction of the @zi_Germany by the British and Canadian attacks around @en in @eration_Goodwood,@eration_Cobra and thereby break through the German defenses that were penning in their forces, while the Germans were unbalanced. Once a corridor had been created, the First Army would then be able to advance into @ittany, rolling up the German flanks once free of the constraints of the @cage country. After a slow start, the offensive gathered momentum and German resistance collapsed as scattered remnants of broken units fought to escape to the @ine. Lacking the resources to cope with the situation, the German response was ineffectual mainly due to the effect of Operation Bluecoat and the entire Normandy front soon collapsed. Operation Cobra, together with concurrent offensives by the British @cond_Army_(United_Kingdom) and the Canadian @rst_Canadian_Army, was decisive in securing an @lies_of_World_War_II victory in the Normandy campaign. Having been delayed several times by poor weather, Operation Cobra commenced on 25 July 1944, with a concentrated @ctical_bombing from thousands of Allied aircraft. Supporting offensives had drawn the bulk of German armored reserves toward the British and Canadian sector and, coupled with the general lack of men and @teriel available to the Germans, it was impossible for them to form successive lines of defense. Units of the U.S. @I_Corps_(United_States) led the initial two-division assault, while other First U.S. Army corps mounted supporting attacks designed to pin German units in place. Progress was slow on the first day but opposition started to crumble once the defensive crust had been broken. By 27 July, most organized resistance had been overcome and the VII and @II_Corps_(United_States) advanced rapidly, isolating the @tentin_Peninsula. By 31 July, @X_Corps_(United_States) had destroyed the last forces opposing the First Army, which emerged from the bocage. Reinforcements were moved west by @eld_Marshal_(Germany) @C3%BCnther_von_Kluge and employed in various counterattacks, the largest of which, @eration_L%C3%BCttich (Operation Liège), was launched on 7 August between @rtain and @ranches. Although this led to the bloodiest phase of the battle, it was mounted by already exhausted and understrength units and was a costly failure. On 8 August, troops of the newly activated @ird_United_States_Army captured the city of @_Mans, formerly the German @h_Army_(Wehrmacht) headquarters. Operation Cobra transformed the high-intensity infantry combat of Normandy into rapid @neuver_warfare and led to the creation of the @laise_pocket and the loss of the German strategic position in northwestern France. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera...