Note: all dates refer to 1944 unless otherwise stated.
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Dept: Somme |
The Regiment passed through here on 31 Aug. | |
Dept: Somme |
The CityRue St. Fuscien23H Story Page 127.Boulevard d'Alsace Lorraine23H Story Page 127.Le Pont de Beauville23H Story Page 127. |
The Regiment arrived here on 31 Aug. |
Dept: Orne |
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The Regiment arrived here on 21 Aug. |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 17 Aug. | |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
The Regiment passed through here on 1 Sep. | |
Dept: Orne |
Monument to the 11th Armoured DivisionMonument to the 'Black Bull'On the outskirts of Aubusson.
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The Regiment arrived here on 17 Aug. |
Dept: Nord |
The Regiment passed through here on 3 Sep. | |
Dept: Orne |
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The Regiment arrived and harboured near here on 20 Aug. |
Dept: Nord |
The Regiment crossed the border into Belgium here on 3 Sep. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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"A", "B" and "HQ" Squadrons began to withdraw here on 6 Aug. "C" Squadron joined them the following day. The Regiment remained here until 12 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 02 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
The Square1 Aug 1944
Press articles
Modern Photos
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The Regiment arrived here on 01 Aug. The 'fighting echelon' left the next day. A1 Echelon remained in the village for several days. |
Dept: Calvados |
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Mentioned in the 23H Story (Page 46), but not in the War Diary. |
Dept: Orne |
23H tanks pass through the village |
Not mentioned in either the War Diary or the 23H Story. Film footage from the IWM website, however, shows 23H tanks passing through the village. The Regiment passed through here on 21 Aug. |
Dept: Nord |
The Regiment passed through here on 3 Sep. | |
Dept: Calvados |
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Dept: Eure |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 17 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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A Squadron arrived here on 15 Aug. |
Dept: Somme |
The Regiment harboured here on the night of 30 Aug. They left the next day. | |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
The Regiment harboured here on the night of 2 Sep. They left the next day. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment assembled here on 29 Jul at the start of Operation BLUECOAT.
The Town 1 and Town 2 photos were taken from roughly the same place, though years apart. Note the single-storey building with the large display window on the left in both photos. |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 16 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
B Squadron entered the village, briefly, on 2 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
1944 - damaged buildings
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 27 Jun. See also photos in the 23H Story Page 47 and Page 49. |
Dept: Calvados |
The Regiment passed through here on 27 Jun. | |
Dept: Somme |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment concentrated here from Jun 16-25 and prepared for their first battle. |
Dept: Calvados |
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The 'Advance Party' came ashore here on Jun 13. The main body of the Regiment followed on 15 and 16 Jun. |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 19 Aug. | |
Dept: Oise |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Oise |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Oise |
HospitalThe Regiment came across the Chateau de Cuy which the Germans had converted into a military hospital. Over 200 enemy staff and wounded soldiers were taken prisoner.
23H Story, Page 115 and Page 116.
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The Regiment arrived here on 20 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment withdrew here on 30 Jun after Operation EPSOM. They returned on 15 Jul prior to Operation GOODWOOD. |
Dept: Nord |
The Regiment passed through here on 3 Sep. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed by here on 18 Jul. They returned to harbour here on 20 Jul and remained until 22 Jul. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 02 Aug. |
Dept: Somme |
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"B" Squadron passed through here on 30 Aug. |
Dept: Eure |
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The Regiment passed through here on 29 Aug. |
Dept: Orne |
Aerial Views |
The Regiment passed through here on 21 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 31 Jul. |
Dept: Orne |
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The Regiment passed through here on 20 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 31 Jul. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment attacked the village on 18 Jul resulting in many casualties. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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Mentioned in the 23H Story (Page 60 and Page 61), but not in the War Diary. |
Dept: Ardennes |
The BridgeThe Regiment had been ordered to defend the bridge at Givet "to the last man". |
The Regiment arrived here on 21 Dec and left on Christmas Day. |
Dept: Nord |
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The Regiment underwent training on the guns of the newly-arrived Comet tank on the ranges here during January/February 1945. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed the village on 18 Jul resulting in several casualties. |
Dept: Calvados |
The AreaAerial Photos
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The Regiment arrived and were subsequently withdrawn on 28 Jun. |
Dept: Oise |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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Mentioned in the 23H Story, Page 78, but not in the War Diary. |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment arrived on 22 Aug and left on 27 Aug. | |
Dept: Eure |
The Regiment and 8RB attempted to take the village on 18 Aug but withdrew due to heavy opposition. | |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
The Regiment passed through here on 2 Sep. | |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
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The Regiment harboured here on the night of 1 Sep. They left the following morning. |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
The Regiment passed through here on 2 Sep. | |
Dept: Eure |
The Regiment arrived on 29 Aug and left the following day. | |
Dept: Oise |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 18 Aug. | |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
The Regiment passed through here on 1 Sep. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment arrived here on 27 Jun. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment harboured here on 12 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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A troop from "A" Squadron was sent here on 27 Jun; only one tank returned. |
Dept: Orne |
"A" Squadron arrived here on 17 Aug. | |
Dept: Orne |
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The Regiment arrived here on 20 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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On Jul 17 the Regiment crossed via two newly-constructed Bailey Bridges, codenamed LONDON. These were situated about 6/700 metres south of Pegasus Bridge (codenamed EUSTON) and were the first Bailey Bridges to be built during the campaign in Europe. London Bridge 1 was completed 2 days after D Day by 17 Field Company Royal Engineers. |
Dept: Calvados |
The AreaLe Bas PerrierAerial Photos
23H tanks wait to ascend the ridge (Note: all main guns are traversed towards the east, where German armour was known to be lurking.)
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The Regiment arrived on 2 Aug. C Squadron were the last to leave the ridge on 7 Aug. |
Dept: Orne |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 16 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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Marked on the Reference Map as "221". Mentioned in the 23H Story (Page 91) - but not the War Diary - this is the crossroads where Monkey Blacker had a close encounter with a German Panther. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 2 Aug on the way to the Perrier Ridge. Different Squadrons departed by the same route on 6 / 7 Aug. |
Dept: Somme |
The Regiment passed through here on 2 Sep. | |
Dept: Orne |
The Bridge
1944 |
The Regiment arrived here and crossed the bridge over the Orne on 19 Aug. On the photograph August 1944 2, note (a) the Red Cross on the roof of the building in the left background, serving as a temporary hospital and (b) the Sherman tank lying on its side in the river near the far bank. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment harboured here from 1-7 Jul |
Dept: Somme |
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The Regiment passed through here on 1 Sep. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment arrived on 17 Jul, having crossed the River Orne at 23:00 hours that night. Here, in the 'concentration area', they joined the other units awaiting the start of Operation GOODWOOD. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment arrived on 8 Jul. They remained here until Jul 14. |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment arrived and harboured to the south on 19 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment arrived here on 30 Jul. |
Dept: Pas de Calais |
The Regiment passed through were on 1 Sep. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed by here on 18 Jul. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial PhotosModern Views
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The Regiment crossed here on 31 Jul where they spent the night. |
Dept: Eure |
The Regiment passed through here on 22 Aug. | |
Dept: Eure |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Eure |
The Regiment passed through here on 28 Aug. | |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 18 Aug. | |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 22 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 16 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
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After Operation GOODWOOD the Regiment moved here on 22 Jul and remained until 28 Jul. |
Dept: Orne |
"A" and "B" Squadrons forded the River Rille here on 22 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 30 Jul. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment arrived on 26 Jun at the start of Operation EPSOM. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
'Crossroads' photoThe following photo appears in several sources covering the events of the time. Taken on 31 Jul 1944, it shows a Sherman tank (T147851) standing guard at a crossroads in St Martin as vehicles of the 8th Bn The Rifle Brigade head towards the newly-taken bridge over the Souleuvre River. The building immediately behind the tank is the Hotel des Voyageurs, photos of which are shown below. The photo appears in the 23H Story Page 117. Inexplicably, however, the scene is described as "the Falaise - Argentan road", which is clearly wrong.
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The Regiment passed through here on 31 Jul. |
Dept: Orne |
The Regiment passed through here on 16 Aug. | |
Dept: Orne |
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The Regiment passed through here on 17 Aug. |
Dept: Oise |
The Regiment passed through here on 30 Aug. | |
Dept: Somme |
The Regiment passed through here on 1 Sep. | |
Dept: Eure |
The Regiment passed through here on 29 Aug. | |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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The Regiment passed through here on 2 Aug. |
Dept: Eure |
Having crossed the River Seine, the Regiment harboured south of Tilly on 28 Aug. They resumed their journey the following day. | |
Dept: Calvados |
The Bridge
Aerial Photos
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"C" and "B" Squadrons crossed the bridge on 27 Jun and harboured there overnight. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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Dept: Calvados |
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Dept: Eure |
Original bridgesAllied replacement bridges('David' and 'Goliath') |
The Regiment crossed the Seine here on 28 Aug. |
Dept: Calvados |
Aerial Photos
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Mentioned in the 23H Story (Page 83) and Bishop (Page 62), but not in the War Diary. |
Dept: Nord |
The Regiment passed through here on 3 Sep. |