The Moro River Campaign was an important battle Hostile_encounter of the Italian Campaign during the Second World War , fought Hostile_encounter between elements of the British Eighth Army and LXXVI Panzer Corps ( `` LXXVI Panzerkorps '' ) of the German 10th Army ( `` 10 .

I Corps was also delayed Change_event_time by constant counter-attacks of the 21st Panzer Division .

Part of the British 7th Armoured Division was diverted Removing from Tilly-sur-Seulles , to advance through the gap in a flanking manoeuvre and force the Panzer Lehr Division to fall back , to avoid encirclement .

The operation involved Cause_to_be_included many German units withdrawn Escaping from the failed Ardennes Offensive on the Western Front , including the 6th Panzer Army and its subordinate Waffen-SS divisions .

Supported Supporting by three armoured brigades , the British I Corps made gradual progress against the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend and the 16th Luftwaffe Field Division .

The success of Operation Uranus , launched Process_start on 19 November 1942 , had trapped 250,000–300,000 troops of General Friedrich Paulus ' German 6th Army and 4th Panzer Army in Stalingrad .

The beach was defended Defending by two battalions of the German 716th Infantry Division , with elements of the 21st Panzer Division held in reserve near Caen .

By 28 June , the German Fourth Army had been destroyed Destroying , along with most of the Third Panzer and Ninth Armies .

The Tulle massacre was the roundup and summary execution Killing of civilians in the French town of Tulle by the 2nd SS Panzer Division `` Das Reich '' in June 1944 , three days after the D-Day landings Self_motion in World War II .

A day later , the same 2nd SS Panzer Division `` Das Reich '' was involved Participation in the massacre Killing at Oradour-sur-Glane .

The delays in capturing Conquering the bridge at Nijmegen and constructing Building a Bailey bridge at Son gave Giving time for German forces ( the 9th SS Panzer Division `` Hohenstaufen '' and 10th SS Panzer Division `` Frundsberg '' , which were in the Arnhem area at the start of the jump ) to organise Arranging their counterattack .

The delays in capturing Conquering the bridge at Nijmegen and constructing Building a Bailey bridge at Son gave Giving time for German forces ( the 9th SS Panzer Division `` Hohenstaufen '' and 10th SS Panzer Division `` Frundsberg '' , which were in the Arnhem area at the start of the jump ) to organise Arranging their counterattack .

During the night of the remainder of the Highland Division and the French divisions of IX Corps , prepared GetReady to continue the retreat but found Know that the 7th `` Panzer '' Division ( `` Generalmajor '' Erwin Rommel ) had advanced Cause_to_make_progress from Rouen through Yvetot to Cany and Veulettes-sur-Mer on the Durdent river .