Armored Thunder
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Armored Thunder

The Canadian Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in the Normandy Campaign

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Armored Thunder

The Canadian Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in the Normandy Campaign

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

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1 Preparations for D-Day
  7. Chapter 2 6 June: The D-Day Landings
  8. Chapter 3 7 June: The Battle for Carpiquet
  9. Chapter 4 Operation CHARNWOOD: The Battle for Caen
  10. Chapter 5 Operation ATLANTIC: The Battle for Verrières Ridge
  11. Chapter 6 Operation TOTALIZE: The Drive towards Falaise
  12. Chapter 7 Operation TRACTABLE: Closing the Falaise Gap
  13. Chapter 8 The Pursuit to the Seine
  14. The Aftermath
  15. Conclusion
  16. Annex A Honour Roll
  17. Annex B Decorations and Awards
  18. Annex C Command Appointments
  19. Annex D Order of Battle
  20. Annex E German Forces opposing the Canadians in Normandy
  21. Annex F Abbreviations
  22. Bibliography
  23. Endnotes
  24. Plates