Politics in the British Isles for their good governance. They can be legislated for from the Parliament of the United Kingdom, although in practice the UK rarely exercises this power. While the Crown dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom, residents of the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey are nonetheless considered British citizens, and European Union citizens by extension (with some exceptions), and are given British passports (albeit with a special cover for each Crown dependency). Nevertheless, British citizens from outside of each Crown dependency and Irish citizens may require work permits in order to work on the islands although usually this is
Second Battle of the Odon Second Battle of the Odon The Second Battle of the Odon was a series of operations fought by the British Army in World War II in mid-July 1944 against "Panzergruppe West" as part of the Battle of Normandy. Operations Greenline and Pomegranate were intended to draw German attention away from the upcoming assault from the Orne bridgehead, codenamed Operation Goodwood. After four German infantry divisions arrived in Normandy, the objective was to prevent them from replacing German Panzer divisions deployed opposite the British Second Army for operations against the First US Army. No significant territorial gains were made but the