Editing Operation Goodwood (section)

====Operation Greenline====
{{Main|Second Battle of the Odon}}
Operation Greenline was launched by XII Corps during the evening of 15 July, with the [[15th (Scottish) Infantry Division]] reinforced by a brigade of [[53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division]], the 34th Tank Brigade, [[43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division]] and the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, minus one brigade.{{sfn|Reynolds|2002|p=46}} Greenline was intended to convince the German command that the main British assault would be launched west of the Orne, through the positions held by XII Corps and to tie down the [[9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen|9th]] and [[10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg|10th]] SS Panzer divisions, so that they could not oppose Goodwood or Cobra.{{sfn|Daglish|2005|p=38}}{{sfn|Reynolds|2002|p=46}} Supported by {{nowrap|450 guns,}} the British attack made use of [[Moonlight Batteries, Royal Artillery|artificial moonlight]] and started well despite disruption caused by German artillery fire.{{efn|"Artificial moonlight" or "Monty's moonlight" was the term given to the technique of providing illumination at night by reflecting [[searchlight]] beams off the cloud layer.{{sfn|Reynolds|2002|p=47}}}} By dawn XII Corps had captured several of its objectives including the important height of {{nowrap|Hill 113,}} although the much-contested [[Hill 112]] remained in German hands. By committing the 9th SS Panzer Division, the Germans managed by the end of the day to largely restore their line, although a counter-attack against Hill 113 failed.{{sfn|Reynolds|2002|pp=46–48}} Attacks next day by XII Corps gained no further ground and during the evening of 17 July, the operation was closed down and the British force on Hill 113 withdrawn.{{sfn|Reynolds|2002|pp=49–50}}