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Battle of the Falaise Gap
6th Aug 1944 Attacks
6th Aug 1944 In Action
6th Aug 1944 Attack Made
6th Aug 1944 Attack Made
6th Aug 1944 In Action
6th August 1944 New bar anti-room takes shape
6th of August 1944 Relieving duties
7th Aug 1944 Holding the Line
7th Aug 1944 Orders
7th Aug 1944 On the Move
7th Aug 1944 Strong Opposition
7th August 1944 Lancaster missing over Caen
7th Aug 1944 Preparations
7th Aug 1944 Attack Made
7th Aug 1944 In Action
7th August 1944 Tank concentration spotted and attacked
7th August 1944 Tanks and MT attacked
7th Aug 1944 Devastation
7th August 1944 Typhoon pilots watch heavy bomber raid
7th August 1944 Typhoon shot down
7th August 1944 Three ops; pilot missing
7th August 1944 No red smoke
8th August 1944 Aircraft shot down
8th Aug 1944 In Action
8th Aug 1944 Under Fire
8th Aug 1944 Shelling
8th Aug 1944 Orders
8th Aug 1944 In Support
8th Aug 1944 In Action
8th of August 1944 Plans for attack
8th Aug 1944 Air Raid
8th August 1944 Gun positions attacked
8th August 1944 No movement seen
8th August 1944 Canadian braodcasting unit at airstrip
9th Aug 1944 Harrassing Fire
9th Aug 1944 Counter Attacks
9th Aug 1944 Orders
9th Aug 1944 Reliefs
9th Aug 1944 Mopping Up
9th Aug 1944 Moves
9th Aug 1944 Withdrawal
9th of August 1944 March to Vaudry
9th August 1944 Operations and promotions
9th August 1944 104 sorties by the Wing
10th Aug 1944 Quiet
10th Aug 1944 Patrols
10th Aug 1944 On the Move
10th Aug 1944 Orders
10th Aug 1944 In Action
10th Aug 1944 In Action
10th August 1944 Rockets
10th Aug 1944 Artillery in Action
10th August 1944 Refugees seen on the road
10th of August 1944 Friendly fire
10th August 1944 Petty targets
10th August 1944 Cab-rank operations
10th August 1944 Pilot lost attacking ammo dump
11th Aug 1944 No Change
11th Aug 1944 Attack Made
11th Aug 1944 In Action
11th Aug 1944 Attack Made
11th Aug 1944 Shelling
11th Aug 1944 In Action
11th Aug 1944 Attack Made
11th of August 1944 In Reserve
11th August 1944 Busy day
11th Aug 1944 Shelling
11th August 1944 Army support operations
12th Aug 1944 Reliefs
12th Aug 1944 Reliefs
12th Aug 1944 Patrols
12th Aug 1944 Attacks Made
12th Aug 1944 Orders
12th Aug 1944 Ground Gained
12th August 1944
12th August 1944 Abortive op
12th August 1944 Mystery unmarked aircraft
12th August 1944 Typhoon pilot taken PoW
13th Aug 1944 Orders
13th August 1944 Four raids in one night
13th Aug 1944 Withdrawal
13th Aug 1944 Patrols
13th Aug 1944 Enemy Withdraws
13th Aug 1944 On the Move
13th Aug 1944 On the Move
13th Aug 1944 Attack Made
13th Aug 1944 In Action
13th August 1944 New base and three armed recces carried out.
13th August 1944 Move to Normandy
13th of August 1944 Move
13th August 1944 Operations over Falaise
13th August 1944 Business dropping off
13th August 1944 Tanks attacked
13th August 1944 Air attacks on Falaise
13th August 1944 German HQ attacked
13th August 1944 Pilot safe
14th Aug 1944 On the Move
14th Aug 1944 Patrols
14th Aug 1944 Moves
14th August 1944 Attack on Falaise
14th of August 1944 Burials
14th August 1944 Shelling
14th Aug 1944 Moves
14th Aug 1944 On the Move
14th Aug 1944 On the Move
14th Aug 1944 In Action
14th Aug 1944 In Action
14th Aug 1944 Bombing error
14th August 1944 Uneventful day
14th August 1944 Retreating Germans
14th August 1944 Posthumous DFC
14th August 1944 Two Typhoons shot down
14th August 1944 New C.O. leads attack
14th Aug 1944 Shelling
14th August 1944 Attack on ammo store
14th August 1944 Battle of Falaise
15th August 1944
15th Aug 1944 Fighting Patrols
15th of August 1944 Burials
15th Aug 1944 Attack Made
15th August 1944 Move
15th Aug 1944 Moves
15th Aug 1944 In Action
15th August 1944 Two Spitfires shot down over Falaise
15th August 1944 Thunder storm stops play
15th August 1944 Armed reconnaissance reveals few targets
15th August 1944 Foul weather prevents air support
15th August 1944 Pilot escapes his captors
15th August 1944 Thunderstorms
16th Aug 1944 Reconnaissance
16th August 1944
16th Aug 1944 On the Move
16th Aug 1944 Attack Made
16th Aug 1944 Deserters
16th Aug 1944 Advance
16th Aug 1944 In Action
16th August 1944 Armed recce
16th August 1944 Battle of Falaise
17th Aug 1944 Advance
17th of August 1944 Administration
17th August 1944 Enemy motor transport attacked
17th August 1944 Attack on German armour at Falaise
17th August 1944 8 Typhoons attacked by 50 ME109's
17th August 1944 Dog Fight over Normandy
17th August 1944 Typhoon lost in dogfight
18th Aug 1944 Advance
18th August 1944 Enemy Withdrawal
18th Aug 1944 Orders
18th Aug 1944 Reliefs
18th August 1944 1,000 M/T attacked
18th August 1944 Canadian pilot killed
18th August 1944 Attack on German armoured column
18th August 1944 Enemy withdrawing
18th August 1944 Typhoon attacks on tanks and transport
18th August 1944 Tanks and transport attacked
18th August 1944 Two Canadian pilots killed
18th August 1944 Train trapped in a tunnel
18th August 1944 Massive day
18th August 1944 5 operational sorties
19th Aug 1944 Advance
19th Aug 1944 On the Move
19th Aug 1944 Advance
19th Aug 1944 Advance
19th Aug 1944 Advance
19th Aug 1944 Advance
19th August 1944 Quiet day
19th of August 1944 Area Search
17th Aug 1944 On the Move
19th August 1944 Two pilots lost
19th August 1944 6 sorties against German armour
19th August 1944 Three air attacks at Falaise
19th August 1944 Two pilots lost
20th Aug 1944 Moves
20th Aug 1944 Wood Cleared
20th Aug 1944 Maintenance
20th August 1944 Little movement seen
20th August 1944 No action
20th August 1944 Mass wing attack on tanks
21st Aug 1944 Advance
21st Aug 1944 Concentration
21st Aug 1944 On the Move
21st Aug 1944 Attack Made
21st Aug 1944 Advance
21st Aug 1944 Maintenance
21st August 1944 Shot down over Normandy
21st August 1944 Stood down
22nd August 1944 Killed in crash landingIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
Those known to have fought in
Battle of the Falaise Gap
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Hill John Henry. Pte. (d.16th August 1944)
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Pte. John Henry Hill Lincolnshire Regiment (d.16th August 1944)
John Harry Hill was my mother's uncle. He was killed, we believe, on the road to the Rivers Vie and Touroque in the closure of the Falaise Pocket.
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