
Armored Thunder
The Canadian Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in the Normandy Campaign
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was a Canadian armored regiment attached to the 2nd Canadian armored Brigade which landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in support of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and then fought through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany until VE-Day. As an independent armored regiment, it was assigned to support various infantry formations. As such, it fought the first major tank battle on European soil when it went up against the panzers and panzergrenadiers of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision (Hitlerjugend) on 7 June 1944. Its tanks entered Caen on 9 July and then took part in the advance to and the clearing of the town of Falaise. From there, the regiment pursued the retreating German forces towards the Seine River at Rouen. In a subsequent book, the author will explore the regiment's battles through Antwerp, the Scheldt, the Rhine River and the Hochwald Gap.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Preparations for D-Day
- Chapter 2 6 June: The D-Day Landings
- Chapter 3 7 June: The Battle for Carpiquet
- Chapter 4 Operation CHARNWOOD: The Battle for Caen
- Chapter 5 Operation ATLANTIC: The Battle for Verrières Ridge
- Chapter 6 Operation TOTALIZE: The Drive towards Falaise
- Chapter 7 Operation TRACTABLE: Closing the Falaise Gap
- Chapter 8 The Pursuit to the Seine
- The Aftermath
- Conclusion
- Annex A Honour Roll
- Annex B Decorations and Awards
- Annex C Command Appointments
- Annex D Order of Battle
- Annex E German Forces opposing the Canadians in Normandy
- Annex F Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Endnotes
- Plates