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59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division and Falaise Pocket

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Difference between 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division and Falaise Pocket

59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division vs. Falaise Pocket

The 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw active during the Second World War. The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket (12 – 21 August 1944) was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

Similarities between 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division and Falaise Pocket

59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division and Falaise Pocket have 15 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adolf Hitler, Allies of World War II, Bernard Montgomery, Caen, Falaise, Calvados, First United States Army, Normandy landings, Operation Bluecoat, Operation Cobra, Operation Goodwood, Operation Overlord, World War II, 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend, 3rd Canadian Division, 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division.

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician, demagogue, and revolutionary, who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945).

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Bernard Montgomery

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty" and "The Spartan General", was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War.

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Caen

Caen (Norman: Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France.

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Falaise, Calvados

Falaise is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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First United States Army

The First Army is the oldest and longest established field army of the United States Army, having seen service in both World War I and World War II, under some of the most famous and distinguished officers of the U.S. Army.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

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Operation Bluecoat

Operation Bluecoat was an offensive in the Battle of Normandy, from 30 July until 7 August 1944, during the Second World War.

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Operation Cobra

Operation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the First United States Army (Lieutenant General Omar Bradley) seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy Campaign of World War II.

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Operation Goodwood

Operation Goodwood was a British offensive in the Second World War, that took place between 18 and 20 July 1944 as part of the battle for Caen in Normandy, France.

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Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend

12th SS Panzer Division "Hitlerjugend" (12.) was a German armoured division of the Waffen-SS during World War II.

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3rd Canadian Division

The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army.

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50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw distinguished service in the Second World War.

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59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division and Falaise Pocket Comparison

59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division has 153 relations, while Falaise Pocket has 165. As they have in common 15, the Jaccard index is 4.72% = 15 / (153 + 165).

References

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