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LISIEUX/SAINT-DESIR
Calvados
The
British tanks reach Lisieux Cathedral
On 22 August 1944, the Battle of the Falaise pocket come to an end;
the same day, the British are in Lisieux. The 7th Armoured division
tanks and the 51st Highland Infantry division meet with a surprising
agression from the 272nd German Infantry division. In the ruined city,
the progression is payed with fierce street fighting. On 23 August
at midday, the British tanks reach the Cathedral; in the evening the
FFI make hunting for the last ambushed German snipers. One enters
a new phase of the war, the XVth American Corps goes up toward the
Seine through Dreux to cut off the retreat to the Germans; the 3rd
American Army rush on eastward, toward Germany.
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British
cemetery : 598 graves
The British cemetery is next to the cemetery established by
the Germans in June 1944. 598 soldiers are buried there, including
569 British, 16 Canadians, 6 Australians, 1 New Zealander, 5
South-Africans and 1 American. The cemetery is planted with
apple trees, and a small house accomodates visitors.
Situation : at the edge of the N13 road,
west of Lisieux (follow the road-sign) |
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German
cemetery :
3 735 graves
The German military cemetery was installed during 1944 summer,
it is close to the British cemetery. 3 735 German soldiers are
buried there. One enters there by a small columned house; red
sandstone steles carry each four names of german soldiers, they
emerge from iris flower bed.
Situation : near the British cemetery |
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