Action End Date 1944-08-06 12:00 Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/Caen_Action Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-06-06 12:00 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 367 Type The nature or genre of the resource Action Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,49.20473558312848,-0.29712723999025137; Date Created Date of creation of the resource. June and July 1944 Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived actions Description An account of the resource In June 1944 the Normandy landings opened a new front in north-western France. After taking the beaches, Allied forces moved inland towards the city of Caen, facing fierce resistance from the Germans. The Seaforths were involved in costly actions around the industrial area of Colombelles (on the north-eastern edge of Caen). Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT