However they were held up north of the city until 9 July, when an intense bombing campaign during Operation Charnwood destroyed 70% of the city and killed 2000 French civilians.
=== Druga svetovna vojna ===V bitki za Normandijo v drugi svetovni vojni, je bil Caen osvobojen v začetku julija, mesec dni po zavezniškem izkrcanju v Normandiji, še posebej britanskega I. korpusa 6. junija 1944.