LUC-SUR-MER/CRESSERONS Calvados - 15 km and 10 km north of Caen The German attack broke through to the coast On 6 June 1944, the 46th Royal Marine Commando landed with the 3rd British Infantry Division in Normandy on Sword Beach. The tanks and the infantry neutralized the beaches defenses, then they moved inland. The German High Command was uncertain; General Richter who controlled the sector with his 716th Infantry Division, ordered the 21st Panzer-Division to counter-attack. But the armoured divisions movements were decided in Berlin. The first German panzers coughed into action only in the early afternoon. An armoured column rushed into the corridor between Juno Beach and Sword Beach, and reached the coast at Luc-sur-Mer around 8:00 pm. But the Germans were in no condition to push on, too isolated and too weak they withdrew. The next day, the British Commandos took Le Petit Enfer strongpoint and liberated Luc-sur-Mer, meanwhile the 1st South Lancashire entered Cresserons.
Liberation stele Luc-sur-Mer Stele commemorating the first Commando action in Normandy on 28 September 1941, and the liberation of Luc-sur-Mer on 6 and 7 June 1944. Situation : in the town centre, Tom Gordon Hemmings place       General Leclerc stele Luc-sur-Mer Stele dedicated to General Leclerc, commander of the 2nd French Armoured Division. Situation : in the town center, general Leclerc place
22nd Dragons Regiment monument Cresserons Monument dedicated to the 22nd Dragons Regiment soldiers of the 30rd Brigade (79 th Armoured Division). Situation : behind the town hall, 22nd Dragons place
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