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BROUAY
Calvados
- 10 km west of Caen
Fierce fighting between Canadians and SS troops
On 6 June 1944 in Normandy, the Canadians suffered heavy losses on
Juno Beach, but they overcame the German defenses. The surprise advantage
of the attack quickly vanished. The German resistance stiffered and
reinforcements were on the way to the front, such as the crack SS
Hitlerjugend Panzer-Division. On 7 June, the 7th Brigade progressed
southward, Putot-en-Bessin was reached at the end of the morning by
the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. A patrol of the Cameron withdrew hastily
from Brouay, as the Germans just entered the town. The 7th Green Howards
backed up the eastern flank, north of the hamlet. On 8 June, a Battalion
of the Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 26 destroyed several companies of
the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. The fighting were furious. The counter-attack
of the 8th Armoured Brigade, and reinforcement of the Canadian Scottish
Regiment 1st Battalion and the 1st Hussars restored the situation.
Brouay was liberated in the evening.
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British War cemetery
