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- Hill_262 abstract "Hill 262, or the Mont Ormel ridge (elevation 262 metres (860 ft)), is an area of high ground above the village of Coudehard in Normandy that was the location of a bloody engagement in the final stages of the Normandy Campaign during the Second World War. By late summer 1944, the bulk of two German armies had become surrounded by the Allies near the town of Falaise. The Mont Ormel ridge, with its commanding view of the area, sat astride the Germans' only escape route. Polish forces seized the ridge's northern height on 19 August and, despite being isolated and coming under sustained attack, held it until noon on 21 August, contributing greatly to the decisive Allied victory that followed.The American success of Operation Cobra provided the Allies with an opportunity to cut off and destroy most German forces west of the River Seine. American, British and Canadian armies converged on the area around Falaise, trapping the German Seventh Army and elements of the Fifth Panzer Army in what became known as the "Falaise pocket". On 20 August Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model ordered a withdrawal, but by this time the Allies were already blocking his path. During the night of 19 August, two battlegroups of Stanisław Maczek's Polish 1st Armoured Division had established themselves in the mouth of the Falaise pocket on and around the northernmost of the Mont Ormel ridge's two peaks.On 20 August, with his forces encircled, Model organised attacks on the Polish position from both within and outside the pocket. The Germans managed to isolate the ridge and force open a narrow escape corridor. Lacking the fighting power to close the corridor, the Poles nevertheless directed constant and accurate artillery fire on German units retreating from the pocket, causing heavy casualties. Exasperated, the Germans launched fierce attacks throughout 20 August which inflicted losses on Hill 262's entrenched defenders. Exhausted and dangerously low on ammunition, the Poles managed to retain their foothold on the ridge. The following day, less intense attacks continued until midday, when the last German effort to overrun the position was defeated at close quarters. The Poles were relieved by the Canadian Grenadier Guards shortly after noon; their dogged stand had ensured the closure of the Falaise pocket and the collapse of the German position in Normandy.".
- Hill_262 causalties "11 tanks".
- Hill_262 causalties "351 casualties".
- Hill_262 combatant "Germany".
- Hill_262 commander Stanis%C5%82aw_Maczek.
- Hill_262 commander Walter_Model.
- Hill_262 date "1944-08-21".
- Hill_262 isPartOfMilitaryConflict Operation_Tractable.
- Hill_262 place Mont-Ormel.
- Hill_262 result "Polish victory".
- Hill_262 strength "1,500 infantry".
- Hill_262 strength "remnants of around 20 infantry and Panzer divisionsref|Among others these included the 1st SS, 2nd SS, 9th SS, 10th SS, 12th SS, 2nd and 116th Panzer Divisions, and the 3rd Parachute, 84th, 276th, 277th, 326th, 353rd and 363rd Infantry Divisions.|group=nb".
- Hill_262 strength "~80 tanks".
- Hill_262 thumbnail Polish_hill_262.jpg?width=300.
- Hill_262 wikiPageID "13017365".
- Hill_262 wikiPageRevisionID "601811138".
- Hill_262 caption "--08-20".
- Hill_262 casualties "11".
- Hill_262 casualties "351".
- Hill_262 casualties "~1,500 casualtiesref|According to McGilvray, around 500 dead and 1,000 captured.|group=nb".
- Hill_262 combatant "Germany".
- Hill_262 commander "Stanisław Maczek".
- Hill_262 commander "Walter Model".
- Hill_262 conflict "Battle of Hill 262".
- Hill_262 date "--08-21".
- Hill_262 hasPhotoCollection Hill_262.
- Hill_262 partof Operation_Tractable.
- Hill_262 place "Mont Ormel, northeast of Chambois".
- Hill_262 result "Polish victory".
- Hill_262 strength "1500".
- Hill_262 strength "remnants of around 20 infantry and Panzer divisionsref|Among others these included the 1st SS, 2nd SS, 9th SS, 10th SS, 12th SS, 2nd and 116th Panzer Divisions, and the 3rd Parachute, 84th, 276th, 277th, 326th, 353rd and 363rd Infantry Divisions.|group=nb".
- Hill_262 strength "~80 tanks".
- Hill_262 wordnet_type synset-war-noun-1.
- Hill_262 subject Category:1944_in_France.
- Hill_262 subject Category:Battles_involving_Poland.
- Hill_262 subject Category:Conflicts_in_1944.
- Hill_262 subject Category:Military_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany.
- Hill_262 subject Category:Operation_Overlord.
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- Hill_262 type Event.
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- Hill_262 type SocietalEvent.
- Hill_262 type Event.
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- Hill_262 type Event.
- Hill_262 type Event.
- Hill_262 type Thing.
- Hill_262 type SpatialThing.
- Hill_262 comment "Hill 262, or the Mont Ormel ridge (elevation 262 metres (860 ft)), is an area of high ground above the village of Coudehard in Normandy that was the location of a bloody engagement in the final stages of the Normandy Campaign during the Second World War. By late summer 1944, the bulk of two German armies had become surrounded by the Allies near the town of Falaise. The Mont Ormel ridge, with its commanding view of the area, sat astride the Germans' only escape route.".
- Hill_262 label "Bitwa o Mont Ormel".
- Hill_262 label "Hill 262".
- Hill_262 label "Mont Ormel".
- Hill_262 label "Mont Ormel".
- Hill_262 label "Высота 262".
- Hill_262 sameAs Mont_Ormel.
- Hill_262 sameAs Mont_Ormel.
- Hill_262 sameAs Bitwa_o_Mont_Ormel.
- Hill_262 sameAs m.02z3j0y.
- Hill_262 sameAs Q1945426.
- Hill_262 sameAs Q1945426.
- Hill_262 lat "48.841944444444444".
- Hill_262 long "0.15805555555555553".
- Hill_262 wasDerivedFrom Hill_262?oldid=601811138.
- Hill_262 depiction Polish_hill_262.jpg.
- Hill_262 isPrimaryTopicOf Hill_262.
- Hill_262 name "Battle of Hill 262".