FONTAINE-HENRY/LE FRESNE/CAMILLY
Calvados - 12 km north-west of Caen
Junction of Gold Beach and Juno Beach in Creully
 On 6 June 1944 at midnight, the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division cleared off its landing zone on Juno beach. The three regiments moved inland. The 1st Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment advanced toward Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, then Creully and Colombiers-sur-Seulles. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles reached Pierrepont and made the junction with the British of the 7th Green Howard near Creully. The Regina Rifle Regiment, under Lieutenant-colonel Matheson, liberated Reviers. A Sherman squadron of the First Hussars fought in a sharp engagement against a German 88 mm gun, ambushed on a hill in front of Le Fresne and Camilly, six Canadian tanks were left on the spot. In the afternoon the Reginas liberated Le Fresne, Camilly and Fontaine Henri. In the evening of 6 June, the 7th Brigade strengthened its position in Creully, Fontaine-Henri, Le Fresne and Camilly area.
   
 
 
 
Canadian soldiers plaque
Fontaine-Henri
 Plaque dedicated to the memory of eleven Canadian soldiers killed in the fighting for the liberation of the town.
 Situation : on the wall of the church
  
   
 
  Airfield B5, Royal Winnipeg Rifles and Canadian Scottish monument
Le Fresne-Camilly
 Monument dedicated to soldiers of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles and the 1st Battalion The Canadian Scottish of the 7th Infantry Brigade, who liberated the town. A plaque remembers that allied airfield B5 had been set up in the area, and had been used by the 121st Wing Fighter until 4 September 1944.
 Situation : north of the town, at the edge of the D22 road
   
 
  Canadian stele
Fontaine-Henri
 Stele dedicated to the Canadian soldiers of The 1st Hussars Regiment, the Régiment de La Chaudière, the Regina Rifle Regiment, and the 13rd RCA.
 Situation : on the car park, facing the church
   
   
       
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INTERESTING WEB SITES

Web site about the Royal Air Force - squadrons and airfields
http://www.rafcommands.currantbun.com/home.html
Personal web site about the Second World War tanks
http://www.chars-francais.net/de1942a1945.htm
Personal web site about the Canadian Army
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/
Calvados departmental tourism office web site
http://www.calvados-tourisme.com/

 
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