ST-ANDRE-SUR-ORNE/ST-MARTIN-DE-FONTENAY Calvados - 5 km south of Caen Germans and Canadians in the heart of Hell After the liberation of Caen on 19 July 1944 the Canadians and the British soldiers progressed southward with Falaise as objective. The Operation Spring was launched on 24 July. After a heavy artillery shelling, the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada of the 5th Brigade arrived in the vicinity of Saint-André-sur-Orne. The Canadians suffered heavy losses facing German entrenched defences.The Black Watch of Canada Regiment was hard hit in Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay area. Assault was renewed on 28 July and broke against counter-attacks of the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen. On 1st August Saint-André-sur-Orne and Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay were liberated; they stayed on the front line until the Operation Totalize launched on 7 August.
Maisonneuve and Black Watch monument Saint-André-sur-Orne Monument dedicated to officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division : le Régiment de Maisonneuve and The Black Watch of Canada, who fought and died in the area of Saint-André-sur-Orne. Situation : at the edge of the D89 road, in the town center     Cote 67 Canadian monument Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay Monument commemorating the fighting in this sector of three Canadian Regiments : le Régiment de Maisonneuve, The Black Watch of Canada, and The Toronto Scottish. Situation : 1 km north of the town on the D562 road, a narrow road on the right climbs to the top of a hill where stands the monument
ROAD MAP			INTERESTING WEB SITES Association web site about Canadian soldiers on D-day http://www.waramps.ca/military/wwii/dday.html Personal web site about the French Canadian in the Canadian Army http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/m223040/page2du9dec.html Personal web site about D-day and Normandy battle http://www.debarquement-normandie.com/   All rights of photos, texts, maps and graphics design are reserved