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FLERS/ST-GEORGES-des-GROSEILLERS/AUBUSSON
Orne
Hitler allowed the 7th Army withdrawal
Flers
was located on the Vire-Argentan axis. Directed west to the east,
the RN 24 bis was a vital road for the Germans. On 12 August, the
3rd Army, under General Patton, reached the vicinity of Argentan,
45 km east of Flers. On 15 August, British, Canadian and Polish troops
were at the gate of falaise with the Operation Tractable
. On 16 August, the Allied headed toward Flers. The 3rd British Infantry
Division came from the west, but the objective was in the 11th British
Armoured Division sector. Elements of the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment
of the 3rd British Infantry Division poured into the city heart. The
armoured vehicles of the 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry encountered
the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment, and "drove" them back outside
the city. Flers and Saint-Georges-de-Groseillers were liberated. On
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Flers Museum
The town
hall and the museum are located in this XVIth and XVIIIth century
castle. Two small rooms show expositions, one about the Deportation,
the other dedicated to the 11th British Armoured Division.
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60th
anniversary stele
Flers
Stele commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Landing
: 1944-2004 (Mémory, Liberty, Citizenship)
Situation
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11th Armoured Division monument
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
Monument
dedicated to the 11th British Armoured Division soldiers.
Situation : at the edge of the D962 road,
1 km north of the city
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Allied soldiers stele
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
Stele
in memory of British and Canadian soldiers, and Norman population,
killed in the fighting in June 1944.
Situation : at the edge of the D962
road, at the northern entrance of the city
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Frank Grdenich stele
Aubusson
Stele in memory
of Lieutenant Frank Grdenich, pilot of the 434th Squadron of the
479th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force shot down on 19 June 1944.
Situation : on the D229 road, 500m after
the western exit of the town, in a bend to the right
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11th Armoured Division stele
Aubusson
Stele
commemorating the 11th British Armoured Division.
Situation : in front of the church
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Major Thornburn stele
Aubusson
Stele
dedicated to Major Thornburn, of the 2nd Battalion King’s
Shropshire Light Infantry
Situation : in front of the
church
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