COLLEVILLE-MONTGOMERY Calvados - 8 km north of Caen The collapse of the Atlantic Wall From La Brèche d’Hermanville to Ouistreham, Sword Beach was the eastern zone of the three beaches where the British troops were landing. The German units that occupy the defenses were second rank troops, like the "Osttruppen". At 7 am the British tanks and infantry slammed ashore. All the German strong points had not been destroyed by the air bombing and the navy shelling. The British suffered heavy losses in some sectors of the beaches. Around 9 am they began to advance inland, bypassing pockets of resistance. The 1st Suffolk Regiment landed at 9:30 am, then moved toward Colleville-sur-Orne and liberated the town. The 1st Suffolk seized a German artillery position, and ran up against another. They were kept in check by the solid fortifications of Hillmann, where was set up the headquarter of a regiment of the 716th German Infantry Division. The British overcame the German defenses of Hillmann around 10 pm, with the support of the Hussars and the 22nd Dragoons tanks.
The Suffolk Regiment and Hunter plaques Hillman battery was unfinished on 6 June 1944, it was fitted with three casemates with 150 mm guns. Situation : on the road connecting Colleville-Montgomery to Bieville-Beuville, the battery may be visited J. R. Hunter plaque This plaque commemorates the bravery of J. R. Hunter who had been wounded in neutralizing a German machine-gun, he was decorated with the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Situation : embedded on the commandement blockouse
N°4 Commando monument Monument in memory of the N°4 Commando. Situation : on the sea front, near a blockhouse					Plaque Suffolk regiment Plaque in memory of soldiers of the 1st Batallion the Suffolk Regiment killed on 6 June 1944 to liberate Colleville Montgomery and capture Hillman. Situation : on a blockhouse at the entrance of Hillman battery
General Montgomery statue Statue in memory of General Montgomery. Situation : on a main place at the edge of the D514 road
					Provisional cemetery, Kieffer and Montgomery monument Monument remembering the location of a provisional cemetery, and in memory of General Montgomery and the Kieffer Commando. Situation : N°4 Commando street (100 meters from General Montgomery statue)
Kieffer Commando monument Monument in memory of the Kieffer Commando. Situation : N°4 Commando street (100 meters from General Montgomery statue)
ROAD MAP			INTERESTING WEB SITES Page about the naval forces of D-day http://www.naval-history.net/WW2194406.htm Personal web site about the Atlantic Wall http://atlantikwall.free.fr/ Page of the Royal Air Force web site about the D-day operations http://www.raf.mod.uk/dday/index.html Association web site about the First Battalion The Suffolk Regiment http://www.amis-du-suffolk-rgt.com Association web site about the french 1er Bataillon de fusiliers-marins commandos http://www.commandosfnfl.net/   All rights of photos, texts, maps and graphics design are reserved