MARTRAGNY/DUCY-SAINTE-MARGUERITE Calvados - 8 km south-east of Bayeux The Panzer-Lehr Division threatened Bayeux Bayeux was the first important Norman city liberated by the Allied Forces on 7 June 1944. The XXXth British Corps continued its progression, and came within twenty kilometers of Caen in the evening of 7 June. The 50th Northumbrian Infantry Division entered Martragny and crossed the main road Caen-Bayeux. The 69th Brigade moved to Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite and reached the railway Caen-Cherbourg. The 8th Brigade was stopped south of Audrieu. On 9 June, the Panzer-Lehr Division, strong with 180 tanks, launched a powerful attack on Bayeux. General Bayerlein was assigned the task to recapture the city. The British are driven back, but after a counter-order the German offensive draw on another direction. Audrieu and Chouain were taken again by the Germans, Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite was threatened. General Graham carried out a counter-attack with the 8th Armoured Brigade, and defeated the Germans at Hill 103.The Germans had failed to drive back the Allied forces to the sea in the beginning of the Landing. The Panzer-Lehr Division turned back and set up a solid resistance line around Tilly-sur-Seulles for a long time.
British airfields stele Martragny Stele recalling the British airfields of the Royal Air Force that had been operational in the Landing bridgehead. Situation : at the edge of the D35 road, at the eastern entrance of Vaux-sur-Seulles
Stèle aérodromes britanniques Martragny Stèle rappellant que vingt aérodromes de la RAF furent opérationnels dans la tête de pont du Débarquement. Situation : sur la D35, à l'entrée est de Vaux-sur-Seulles
Tyneside Scottish monument Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite Monument in memory of the officers and soldiers of the 1st Tyneside Scottish the Black Watch killed in June, July and August 1944. Situation : at the edge of the D94 road at exit of the town
ROAD MAP			INTERESTING WEB SITES Web site about the 2nd Tactical Air Force during the Normandy battle http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Squadrons/RAF_TAF_FAA_Groups.html Page of the Royal Air Force web site about D-day operations http://www.raf.mod.uk/dday/index.html Personal web site about World War II tanks http://www.chars-francais.net/de1942a1945.htm Calvados departmental tourism office web site http://www.calvados-tourisme.com/   All rights of photos, texts, maps and graphics design are reserved