ANGUERNY/ANISY Calvados - 7 and 4 km north of Caen
A hard day for The Queen's Own Rifles Regiment
On June 6, 1944, in Normandy, the 8th Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. The Queen’s Own Rifles Regiment of Canada underwent heavy losses in front of Bernières-sur-Mer. A company suffered 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 were joined in Bernières-sur-Mer by the French Canadians of Regiment de La Chaudière. Reinforced by the tanks of The Fort Garry Horse, the Queen’s Own Rifles reached Anguerny around 17:30 p. m. and took up defensive position. At the evening of June 6, the 8th Brigade of Brigadier Blackader and units of the 9th Brigade, under Brigadier Cunningham, held Anguerny and Anisy.
  
     
   
 
 

The Queen's Own Rifles monument
Anisy
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers of The 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

  
 
The Fort Garry Horse monument
Anguerny
This monument is dedicated to the 10th Armoured Regiment The Fort Garry Horse, of the 2nd Armoured Independante Brigade under command of Brigadier R. A. Wyman.
Situation : near the traffic circle, facing the church
 
  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 in Anguerny on 6 June 1944.
 Situation : near the church, on a stone wall
  Gauvin stele
Anguerny
This stele is in memory of captain Gauvin, officer of Canadian Regiment La Chaudière. He fought in Anguerny area on 6 June 1944, and negociated with volonteers the surrenender of a german unit.
Situation : facing the city hall, next to the school		  
  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.
Situation : facing tne city hall
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INTERESTING WEB SITES

Anguerny city web site – page about the Liberation
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mairie-anguerny/
Personal web site about D-day and the Normandy battle
http://www.debarquement-normandie.com/
Personal web site about the Canadian soldiers in Normandy
http://www.valourandhorror.com
Personal web site about Le Régiment de la Chaudière
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/1618/histoire.html
Association web site about D-day Canadian troops
http://www.waramps.ca/military/wwii/dday.html

 
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