Proper noun
Caen
A city in the Calvados department, Normandy, France.
The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime. Antony Beevor
Army Group B reserve * 21st Panzer Division (Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger ), was deployed near Caen as a mobile striking force as part of the Army Group B reserve. Source: Internet
By nightfall of D-Day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was slated to have captured the high ground west of Caen, the Bayeux–Caen railway line, and the seaside towns of Courseulles, Bernières, Saint-Aubin and Bény-sur-Mer. Source: Internet
Caen himself felt that the city of San Francisco was so straight that it provided a visible contrast with hippie culture. Source: Internet
By mid-May he learned that the fur trading monopoly had been handed over to another company led by the Caen brothers. Source: Internet
By the middle of July Caen had not been taken, as Rommel continued to prioritise prevention of the break-out by British forces rather than the western territories being taken by the Americans. Source: Internet