the capture of Ardenne Abbey

The Ardenne Abbey, built on the XIIth Century was from the 7th of June 1944 the HQ of the 25th.SS Panzergrenadier Regiment under the command of Colonel Kurt Meyer, nicknamed "Panzermeyer". On the 8th of July, the abbey was one …

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The Ardenne Abbey, built on the XIIth Century was from the 7th of June 1944 the HQ of the 25th.SS Panzergrenadier Regiment under the command of Colonel Kurt Meyer, nicknamed "Panzermeyer". On the 8th of July, the abbey was one of the objectives of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division during Operation Charnwood. On that day, fierce fighting occurred with many losses of the two parts, but the Canadians succeeded to capture Buron and Authie, which was the baseline for the last assault on Ardenne Abbey. At the end of the day, three companies of the Regina Rifle Regiment advanced to their last objective while the Canadian Scottish battalion captured the Cussy hamlet. The Canadians suffered other losses before to reach the abbey at 22h30, but this was an empty place because the Germans had evacuated their last units and above all, many wounded.

Ardenne Abbey, France

Operation Charnwood was an Anglo-Canadian offensive that took place from 8 to 9 July 1944, during the Battle for Caen, part of the larger Operation Overlord in the Second World War. The operation was intended to capture the German-occupied city of Caen, which was an important objective for the Allies during the opening stages of Overlord. It was also hoped that the attack would forestall the transfer of German armoured units from the Anglo-Canadian sector to the American sector to the west, where an offensive was being prepared. The British and Canadians advanced on a broad front and by the evening of the second day had taken Caen up to the Orne and Odon rivers.

Wikipedia: Operation Charnwood

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