American Lieutenant General Omar Bradley's intention was to take advantage of the German preoccupation with British and Canadian activity around the town of Caen, in Operation Goodwood, and immediately punch through the German defenses that were penning in his troops while the Germans were distracted and unbalanced.
La intención del teniente general estadounidense Omar Bradley era de aprovechar la preocupación de Alemania con las actividades canadienses y británicas cerca de la ciudad de Caen, e inmediatamente rebasar las defensas alemanas que estaban presionando a sus tropas mientras los alemanes estaban distraídos y desequilibrados.