The division was involved in heavy fighting in this area days leading up to Operation Goodwood.

Operation Goodwood would take Caen and the country to its south east, preparing the way for a breakout to the south.

"Would you be prepared to go around Normandy with us and talk to our officers about Operation Goodwood?"

For this purpose Operation Goodwood seems to us a very good example.

After 78 days Operation Goodwood concluded on 19 February 1969.

In Operation Goodwood, Becker's command came under intense aerial bombardment.

Along with a group of four 8.8 cm guns, Luck and Becker were able to check Operation Goodwood.

At first, 19 July seemed to bring an end to Operation Goodwood, as only some individual tank assaults were carried out.

The assault, which in many aspects had outlines similar to those of the later British Operation Goodwood, was carried out by approximately 500 tanks.

And that was what they did for the next seven weeks, attempting only once - late in July, in Operation Goodwood - to breakout.