LION-SUR-MER Calvados - 15 km north of Caen The British Commandos landed on Sword Beach On 6 June 1944, the 4th Special Service Brigade landed on Sword Beach in the second wave. The 41st Royal Marine Commando, under Lieutenant-colonel Gray, slammed ashore aboard six Landing Craft Infantry on Queen Beach. The Commandos were assigned the task to take Lion-sur-Mer. Several officers were killed on the beach. The Commandos reached the coastal road and moved toward their objectives. But in front of Lion-sur-Mer, they encountered the resistance of strongpoint coded “Trout” - Wiederstand Nest 21 for the Germans. A company of the South Lancashire came to reinforce the 41st Royal Marine Commando without success. Meanwhile, on Queen Beach the tanks werre entangled into a jam and could not land, moreover Brigadier Cunningham commanding the 9th Brigade was wounded. The WN 21 was vainquished on 7 June by the 41st Royal Marine Commando, who made the junction with the N°46 Commando.
Liberation monument Monument commemorating the liberation of Lion-sur-Mer on 7 June 1944; a message of President Roosevelt for freedom is engraved on a plaque. Near the monument one can see a British tank Churchill Avre. Situation : at the western exit of the town, at the edge of the D514 road
Military and civil casualties monument Monument in memory of Allied soldiers and civilians who died during the fightings for the liberation of the town on 6 June 1944. Situation : west of the city, on the sea front					77th Squadron RE stele Stele dedicated to the 77th Squadron Royal Engineers, who fought for the liberation of the city on 6 June 1944. This monument was inaugurated in 1989 by General Sir George Cooper. Situation : west of the city, on the sea front
ROAD MAP			INTERESTING WEB SITES Lion-sur-Mer city web site - page about D-day http://www.mairie-lion-sur-mer.fr/SiteOfficiel.html Personal web site about Combined Operations Special Troops http://www.combinedops.com/Combined_Ops_index.htm Personal web site about the D-day http://www.6juin1944.com/ Web page about the naval forces of D-day http://www.naval-history.net/WW2194406.htm Personal web site about the Atlantic Wall http://atlantikwall.free.fr/   All rights of photos, texts, maps and graphics design are reserved