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Operation Tonga

Operation Tonga was a battle fought in 1944 at Caen, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Caen. It was part of the Invasion of Normandy. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought1944
WhereCaen, France49.181N, 0.364W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
Part ofInvasion of Normandy1944

Where it sits in the Invasion of Normandy

Battle of Graignes, 1944Operation Tonga, 1944Normandy landings, 1944Brécourt Manor Assault, 1944American airborne landings in Normandy, 1944Battle of Port-en-Bessin, 1944Battle of Ushant, 1944Battle of Douvres Radar Station, 194419441944Operation Tonga, 1944
8 placed engagements of the Invasion of Normandy in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceCaen, France
49.181N, 0.364W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Operation TongaOperation TongaBattle of CaenSiege of CaenSiege of CaenBattle for CaenBattle of Verrières RidgeBattle of Verrières RidgeLe HavreRennesRouenLe MansCherbourgDieppeSt.-Brieuc100 km49.181N, 0.364W
Placed at Caen; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1944

Operation Tonga is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1756029, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Tonga, revision 1380937303, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.