CHEUX Calvados - 10 km west of Caen
The British Army broke through west of Caen
 On 26 June 1944, in order to break through the German front line west of Caen, the British troops launched the Operation Epsom, a powerful offensive. Three Army Corps were ready to attack facing the Ist SS Panzer-Korps commanded by General Dietrich. The strength ratio of troops was in even greater measure favorable to the Allied Forces. The VIIIth Corps under General O’Connor started the assault on 26 June around midday. Two Brigades of the 15th Scottish Infantry Division moved toward Cheux, supported by tanks. Several German snipers of the Hitlerjugend Division were neutralized. Around 10 am the 2nd Battalion of the Glasgow Highlander liberated the town, after house to house fighting against the entrenched German SS grenadiere.
  
     
 
 
 

Operation Epsom monument - 43rd Wessex Division plaque
Monument commemorating the liberation of Cheux during the Operation Epsom on 26 and 27 June 1944, by the Scottish of the 15th Infantry Division (2nd Glasgow Highlanders, 6th Battalion The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 7th Royal Tank Regiment), the 43rd Infantry Division and the 11th Armoured Division. A plaque remembers the commitment of the 43rd Wessex Infantry Division on 27 June 1944 (5th Battalion The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment).
Situation : in the town centre, near the town hall


 
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INTERESTING WEB SITES

Personal web site about the 15th Scottish British Infantry Division
http://www.cameronians.com/15th/index.htm
Calvados departmental tourism office web site
http://www.calvados-tourisme.com/
Personal web site about D-day and the Normandy battle
http://www.debarquement-normandie.com/
Personal web site about the german Army
http://www.feldgrau.com/index.html
 
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