Saint-Manvieu-Norrey in Normandy 1944

SAINT-MANVIEU-NORREY Calvados - 6 km west of Caen
The Hitlerjugend assault waves were stopped dead
Three Army Corps were commited in the Operation Epsom launched on 26 June 1944 west of Caen. The VIIIth Corps under General O' Connor’s led the attack ordered by General Montgomery. At dawn of 26 June the 44th Lowland Brigade of the 15th Scottish Infantry Division was assigned to take Saint-Manvieu-Norrey. The Scots entered the town, the figting were furious between the young Hitlerjugend SS grenadiers and the 6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers. The SS thought the British shot down all the prisoners. The Scots had to use the flame thrower tanks to break the German's assault waves. On 26 June at midday the Scots held the town but were still shelled by German rockets and mortars.

British War cemetery
A small turfed alley leads to the gate of this cemetery framed by two columns. 2 183 soldiers rest there, including 1 623 British, 3 Canadians, 1 Australian and 556 Germans.
Situation : at the edge of the the D9 road (follow the road-sign)

ROAD MAP

INTERESTING WEB SITES
Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site http://www.cwgc.org *Personnal web site about the* 15th Scottish British Infantry Division http://www.cameronians.com/15th/index.htm *Personal web site about the Normandy battle* http://www.warchronicle.com/dday/contents.htm *Web site about the Royal Air Force – squadrons and airfields* http://www.rafcommands.currantbun.com/home.html *Calvados departmental tourism office web site* http://www.calvados-tourisme.com/

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