SECQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN Calvados - 12 km west of Caen
The Canadian troops crossed the main road N13
The Canadians landed in Normandy on Juno Beach on 6 June 1944. The 7th brigade commanded by Brigadier Foster was assigned Courseulles-sur-Mer and Graye-sur-Mer as objectives. The sector was fortified and held by a company of the 736th Regiment of the 716th German Infantry Division. On Nan Green facing Courseulles-sur-Mer the Regina Rifle Regiment needed support of flamethrower tanks to neutralize the last strongpoint around 1 p. m. On Mike Red the Royal Winnipeg Rifles captured Graye-sur-Mer about midday. The Canadians progressed inland in the afternoon. Reviers, Fontaine-Henri, Pierrepont were liberated. The following day the the Royal Winnipeg Rifles entered Secqueville-en-Bessin et Putot-en-Bessin cleared with German troops and crossed the road N13 linking Caen to Bayeux.
   
 
 

British War cemetery
This small cemetery is situated in the countryside; it is L-shaped, and 117 soldiers are buried there; 98 British and 1 unknow on one side and 18 Germans on the other side, separated by the Sacrifice Cross.
Situation : at the edge of the D126 road between Bray and Secqueville-en-Bessin (follow the road-sign)
   
   
ROAD MAP
INTERESTING WEB SITES

Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site
http://www.cwgc.org
Personal web site about D-day and Normandy battle
http://www.dday-overlord.com/index.htm
Web page about the naval forces of D-day
http://www.naval-history.net/WW2194406.htm
Personal web site about D-day
http://www.6juin1944.com/
Personal web site about the Atlantic Wall
http://site.voila.fr/bunkers
Association web site about Canadian soldiers on D-day
http://www.waramps.ca/military/wwii/dday.html

 
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