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The
11th Armoured division attack the Norman hills
Operation Cobra enables the Americans to break through the
German frontline west of Saint-Lô in Normandy. On 25 July 1944,
as the front stabilises around Caen, General Montgomery launches offensive
Blue coat, with two hills close to Saint-Martin-des-Besaces
and to Mont Pinçon as objectives. The British launch the attack
on July 30 in a hills and valleys landscape. On 31 July, the 11th
Armoured division of General Roberts destroys the German anti-tank
guns trying to slow down their advance, and capture the important
crossroad in Saint-Martin-des-Besaces.
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| SAINT-MARTIN-DES-BESACES
(Calvados
- 30 km south-east of Saint-Lô) |
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Breakthrough
museum
This museum recalls the fightings of the British soldiers and
the French resistants, who took part in the liberation of the
norman bocage. The museum presents photographs, dioramas and
uniforms to depict this epidode of the Normandy Battle.
Address and telephone : N175 road - 14350
Saint-Martin-des-Besaces (at the side of the D675 road, in the
town center) Tel : 02 31 67 52 78 |
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Brigadier
Barttelot stele
This
stele is in memory of Brigadier sir Walter Barttelot,
commander of the 4th Battalion of the Coldstream guards,
who take Hill 309 on 30 July 1944.
Situation : on N175 road, east of
the town, at the top of Hill 309
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Photos,
plans et illustrations sont protégés par copyright |
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