World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Perch" id="mw8g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Perch">Operation Perch</a>, its plan to capture the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" id="mw8w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nazi Germany">German</a>-occupied town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caen" id="mw9A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Caen">Caen</a>.