26 June 1944
Men of 12 Platoon, 'B' Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 15th (Scottish) Division, take cover in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey in Calvados, during 'Operation Epsom'.
"The thin rain and fog were to mix with the smoke and dust from the barrage to create a fog bank in places. Aircraft in Britain were kept grounded by poor visibility so British forces were without one of their major advantages. As the barrage fell they moved forward to their start line, ahead of them the Royal Scots Fusiliers had begun the attack ....."
(Robert Woollcombe, platoon commander with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers (K.O.S.B.).
On 26th June, Montgomery launched 'Operation Epsom', a major attack aimed at the town of Caen, the major obstacle to British expansion in the east of the Normandy battlefield. The attack was led by the 44th (Lowland) Infantry Brigade and the 46th (Highland) Infantry Brigade of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division with a number of famous regiments taking part including the Royal Scots, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, the Cameronians, the Seaforth Highlanders and the Gordon Highlanders.
(IWM - No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit)
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From D-Day until Christmas 1944, German prisoners of war were shipped off to American detention facilities at a rate of 30,000 per month. Above: Captured German troops, June 1944.
The Americans had successfully captured Cherbourg by June 25, 1944. While they rounded up numerous German soldiers, they also suffered heavy losses of their own. It was the first French port liberated by the Americans and one of the most important targets following D-Day.
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