- Title:
- Missed opportunities; first Canadian army and the air plan for operation Totalize, 7-10 1944.
- Creator:
- Perrun, Jody
- Date Created:
- 1999
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Canada Canadian Army Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Of Canada, 1st World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Normandy Canadian Army World War, 1939-1945
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada France Normandy
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- First Canadian Army’s fighting fitness in the Battle of Normandy has long been a point of debate among military historians. Because Operation Totalize, 7-10 August 1944, did not resultinthewlyconchlsionof_thecampdm some suggest that the Canadians could have fought more effectively. The operation was, however, characteristic of earlier battles in Normandy which necessitated the expenditure of tremendous fire-power to overcome strong German defences. Tactical bombing by strategic air forces was an experiment with no pre-war doctrinal precedent, but one to which Allied commanders turned in hopes of expediting success. Heavy air support was a crucial component in the plan for Totalize, but it has received insufficient attention in other histories. A focus on the role of air power in Totalize suggests that previous explanations for the operation’s failure are in need of revision.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Perrun, Jody. 1999. "Missed opportunities; first Canadian army and the air plan for operation Totalize, 7-10 1944.", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_196.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.