Editing 2nd Canadian Division (section)

=====Operation Atlantic=====
[[Operation Atlantic]], launched on 18 July alongside Goodwood, had the objectives of securing the western bank of the Orne River and Verrières Ridge.<ref name="Zuehlke168">Zuehlke, p. 168</ref> 2nd Division's 5th and 6th brigades were selected as the assaulting forces, with the 5th Brigade focusing on the Orne and the 6th on Verrières. The 4th Brigade were tasked with securing the flank of the operation, and The Royal Regiment of Canada attacked Louvigny on 18 July.<ref>Stacey, p.172</ref> Early on 19 July, [[The Calgary Highlanders]] seized Point 67, directly north of Verrières Ridge, and the following morning the Royal Highland Regiment of Canada crossed the Orne River and secured the flanks of the advance. In the afternoon, the 6th Brigade's [[The South Saskatchewan Regiment|South Saskatchewan Regiment]] attacked the well-entrenched German positions on the ridge, with support from [[Hawker Typhoon|Typhoon]] fighter-bombers and tanks.<ref name="Bercuson223">Bercuson, p.223</ref> However, the attack ran into torrential rain, and the Germans counterattacked in force.<ref name="Bercuson223"/> This and further German attacks inflicted heavy casualties on the South Saskatchewan Regiment and its supporting battalions, [[The Essex Scottish Regiment]] and [[The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]]. On 21 July, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade reinforced Canadian positions on Point 67. In two days of fighting, the division suffered 1,349 casualties.<ref name="Zuehlke168"/>