In the second half of June, the situation for the Germans was already clear: Allies had too big a force at the forefront to push them into the sea with the strength of two armored divisions. In addition, they were reigned in the air, which was strongly felt German armor and grenadiers from the very first moments of his stay in Normandy.
The British around Caen had a sixfold lead in men, sevenfold in tanks and twentyfold in artillery, and yet the first attempt at a Caen frontal attack ended in a fiasco. The fights were fierce and the losses on both sides were big. Marshal Montgomery, planning another operation, said: "The enemy divisions are weak, and the divisions are lacking. I hope that Caen and Cherbourg will be in our hands on June 24." Cherbourg fell on 26th June. Will Caen fall?


"Mr. General
Concentration of II Armored Corps SS late, but it is over. Time is fast, with each day the enemy is stronger, so we have to take the initiative.

Operational tasks:
- 1st SS Armored Corps (1 SS Leibstandarte and 12 SS Hitlerjugend) will hit Bretteville-l'Orqueilleuse and continue on to Bayeux.
- 10 SS Frundsberg will hit Le Valtru and try to cut off the British at Villers Bocage. The right wing secures Panzer Lehr Division.
- 16th Luftwaffe Field Division and 21st Armored Division - secure the city from the north.
- 9 SS Hohenstaufen and 503 Schwere Abt. They remain in the corps deception.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel "



Historic setting:
- 1 SS Leibstandarte in Caen
