I did say I was fascinated by Falaise so feel duty-bound to reply...

It interests me on the one hand because it was such a dramatic and sudden end to the Normandy campaign - the long-drawn-out 'slog' that you have so vividly described.

And it's a classic example of destroying ( or attempting to destroy ) enemy forces while they are retreating, and before they can regroup.

Before you jump on me, yes, that's an 'armchair general's' view. There is also the horror, unimaginable to anyone who was not there, of such slaughter ( comparable probably to some WWI battlefields ).

And part of my own 'fascination' comes from several visits to the Gap today, so quiet and peaceful, and standing... trying to imagine just a little of those dreadful events.

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