Friday
7 July 1944
Start Location:
BENOUVILLE
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
LE HOMME
Bn arrived at BENOUVILLE. Four enemy fighters flew over and set fire to an oil dump.
Advance party moved off to area LE HOMME (0575) to take over from 2 KSLI, this started late in the evening.
A large force of Allied heavy bombers raided CAEN and the dust and smoke covered the area for several miles.
D-Day+
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7 July 1944
Bombing of Caen By Royal Air Force official photographer - This photograph CL 347 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-19)Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11632265
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
German losses between 6th June and 7th July 1944 are estimated to be 80,000 - killed, wounded or captured.
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Friday
7 July 1944