Effects
The HQ was rendered non-operational and withdrawn to Paris. German command of the sector was temporarily given to SS-Obergruppenfiihrer Sepp Dietrich and the I SS Panzer Corps. The attack destroyed the only western German Army organization capable of handling a large number of mobile divisions. The appointment of new staff under General Eberbach and the preparation of plans for the German armoured counter-offensive were delayed by a vital three weeks. The counter-attack never materialised as events overtook the situation, as the British Armoured spearhead headed towards Caen.
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