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BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE
Calvados
- 8 km east of Caen
The
Operation Goodwood liberated Caen
The Americans suffered heavy losses in the beginning of July in Normandy.
Nearly 40,000 men were out of action in a week in Saint-Lô sector.
Criticisms appeared in the Allied High Command about "the inaction"
of General Montgomery in front of Caen. Montgomery carried on with
his strategy. On 10 July, Generals Bradley, Dempsey and Crerar attended
a briefing, General Montgomery set out the Operation Goodwood. He
obtained a maximum support of artillery, air and navy. On 18 July,
the first German lines were pulverized. South of Banneville-la-Campagne,
several Tiger of the Schwere-Abteilung 503, under command of baron
von Rosen, were hit by the bombing; the Tiger exploded and were overturned
like toys by the blast. The Germans repaired eight panzers, that was
enough to stop the British tanks. In the afternoon, General Montgomery
sent in London an optimistic and inacurate message. In the evening
of 18 July, Banneville-la-Campagne fell in hands of the Guards Armoured
Division tanks.
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British
cemetery : 2 175 graves
A
small path between two hedges leads to the gate of this cemetery,
where 2 175 soldiers are buried, including 2 150 British, 11
Canadians, 5 Australians, 2 New Zealander, 5 Poles and 2 unknowns.
The major part of the soldiers buried in this cemetery were
killed during operation Goodwood.
Situation
: near the N 175 road, on the right before entering Demouville-Sannerville,
coming from Caen (follow road-sign)
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