Creully, Crepon, Tierceville and Lantheuil in normandy 1944

CREULLY/CREPON/TIERCEVILLE/LANTHEUIL
Calvados - 13 km east of Bayeux
General Montgomery welcomed General Eisenhower
On 6 June 1944, the 69th British Infantry Brigade landed on Gold Beach in Normandy. The 7th Green Howard crossed Ver-sur-Mer meeting no resistance. In the afternoon the British liberated Crépon with the support of a just landed artillery regiment. They lost some tanks in spanning the river Seulles, then they captured Creully and Lantheuil. The 7th Green Howard made the junction with the Canadians of the Winnipeg Rifles who had landed on Juno Beach, and had just liberated Tierceville. General Montgomery, Commander of the 21st Army Group, settled out his headquarters in the castle of Creullet, near Creully. There, he welcomed General de Gaulle on 14 June and General Eisenhower on 15 June.

Creully Castle Creully Creully castle accommodated BBC technicians who broadcasted a daily news program from June to July 1944. Situation: in the town center

B9 airfield stele
Lantheuil
Stele recalling that airfield B9 was operational there from 27 June to 30 August 1944. The 438th, 439th and 440th Squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force took off from this airfield.
Situation : 1km north of the town, toward Creully

De Gaulle-Montgomery meeting plaque
Manoir of Creullet
Plaque commemorating the meeting, on 14 June 1944, of General de Gaulle and General Montgomery in his headquarter.
Situation : at the gate of the manor, north of the town

		4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards monument Creully Monument in memory of the 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, of the 8th Armoured Brigade. Situation : at the northern gate of the town, at the foot of Creully castle


			Royal Engineers monument Tierceville Monument built in August 1944 by the 179th Special Field Company Royal Engineers. Situation : at the gate of the town, on the D12 and D176 crossroad

		Royal Winnipeg Rifles plaque Creully Plaque dedicated to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regiment. Situation : on a wall surrounding the castle car park

6/7th Green Howards monument
Crépon
Monument in memory of the 6th and 7th Battalions The Green Howards soldiers.
Situation : at the edge of the D112 road in the town center

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INTERESTING WEB SITES
*Personal web site about D-day and Normandy battle* http://www.dday-overlord.com/index.htm Association web site of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards http://www.creullyclub.freeuk.com/frameset.htm *Personal web site about the* B Squadron of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards http://www.fourthtroop.freeuk.com/ *Personal web site about the Atlantic Wall* http://www.atlantikwall.net/index.htm Web site about the Royal Air Force – squadrons and airfields http://www.rafcommands.currantbun.com/home.html

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