Operation Spring

Operation Spring
Part of Operation Overlord, Battle of Normandy
Operation Spring
Date July 25–27, 1944 Location Verrières Ridge (5 mi (8.0 km) south of Caen), France Result German victory
Belligerents
Canada  United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Guy Simonds	Josef Dietrich
Strength
2 infantry divisions 2 armoured divisions 1 armoured brigade	Parts of 3 panzer divisions 1 depleted infantry division Parts of two Tiger battalions
Casualties and losses
450 killed 1,100 wounded	Unknown

Operation Spring (July 25–27, 1944) was an offensive operation of the Second World War conducted by II Canadian Corps during the Normandy campaign in 1944. The plan was intended to create pressure on the German forces operating on the British and Canadian front simultaneous with Operation Cobra, an American offensive. Operation Spring was intended to capture Verrières Ridge and the villages on the south slope of the ridge.^[1] A successful German defence of the ridge contained the offensive on the first day, and inflicted many casualties on the Canadians.