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A
hard day for Queen's Own Rifles regiment
On June 6, 1944, in Normandy, the 8th Brigade of the 3rd Canadian
Infantry division lands on Juno Beach. The regiment of Queen’s
Own Rifles of Canada undergoes heavy losses in front of Bernières-sur-Mer.
A company suffers a dozen losses crossing the beach, but B company
has a third of its troop wounded and killed in front of La Cassine
strongpoint. At 9 a. m., the Queen’s are joined in Bernières
by the French Canadians of regiment La Chaudière. Reinforced
by the tanks of Fort Garry Horse, the Queen’s Own Rifles reach
Anguerny around 17:30 p. m. and take up defensive position. At the
evening of June 6, the 8th Brigade of brigadier Blackader and 9th
Brigade units of brigadier Cunningham hold Anguerny and Anisy.
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| ANGUERNY/ANISY
(Calvados
- 7 and 4 km north of Caen) |
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Queen's Own Rifles monument
Anisy
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers of Queen's Own
Rifles of Canada fallen in the fightings in Anisy on 6 june
1944.
Situation : at the exit of the town,
toward Mathieu |
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La Chaudière stele
Anguerny
This
stele is dedicated to the canadian soldiers of regiment La Chaudière,
killed for the liberation of Anguerny on 6 june 1944 : Lt Ladas Antonio,
soldats Boudreau Phile, Hains Fernand, Laudry Edoine, Roy Louis, Dallaire
Elzeat, Roy Arthur.
Situation : facing tne city hall |
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Queen's
Own Rifles plaque Anguerny
This
plaque is in memory of the soldiers of Queen's Own Rifles of Canada,
killed in the fightings to take and hold Anguerny on 6 june 1944.
Situation : near the church, on a
stone wall |
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