Hottot-les-Bagues in Normandy 1944

HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES Calvados - 20 km west of Caen
Raging battle to break through east of Caen
Mid July 1944 in Normandy, General Rommel noted that only ten per cent of the losses as men were replaced, and eight per cent for the panzers. Everywhere the German troops had heavy defensive battle. The Allied Forces entered Caen on 9 July, but the bridges on the river Orne were destroyed and the south of the city was still under German control. West of Caen, the XXXth Corps commanded by General Bucknall carried on attacks without a break; on 11 July, started the Operation Jupiter, on 15 July sprang the Operation Greenline, and on 16 July followed the Operation Pomegranate. On 19 July, the Operation Maori was launched by the 49th Infantry Division West Riding and the 50th Infantry Division Northumbrian, Hottot-les-Bagues was liberated.

British cemetery
The majority of the soldiers buried in this cemetery come from provisional cemeteries established during the battle. There are 1 137 graves of allied and German soldiers.
Situation : at the edge of the D9 road at the eastern exit of the town

231st Brigade stele
Stele in memory of the 231st Brigade soldiers (2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment, 1st Battalion The Hampshire Regiment, 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment), who reached this area on 18 August 1944.
Situation : at the edge of the D9 road, at the eastern exit of the city

ROAD MAP

INTERESTING WEB SITES
Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site http://www.cwgc.org Personal web site about the Normandy battle– articles and photographs http://www.warchronicle.com/dday/contents.htm Calvados departmental tourism office web site http://www.calvados-tourisme.com/

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