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Buron
Bloody Buron
On 8 July 1944, the Ist British Corps launched the «Operation Charnwood», the objectives were the German positions north and north-west of Caen.
Buron had already been a place of fierce fighting on 7 June, where the Canadians had been badly mauled.
On 8 July, artillery preparation was heavy, 80,000 shells were fired within five days in the Caen sector. At dawn the Canadians of the Highland Light Infantry, of the 3rd Infantry Division, spanned an anti tank ditch in front of Buron, they fought hand to hand with the SS grenadiere. At 4.30 pm a shell fell on the Canadian staff and caused several casualties. In the evening the Canadians counted their losses: 262 men.
The following day the attack was renewed and Buron was finally taken to the SS around 10.00 pm, the town was strewn with dead Canadian and German bodies.
Radley-Walters' Park
This is Radley-Walter's park; he landed on June 6th with Sherbrooke Regiment. He destroyed 18 German tanks and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
The owner of the Château's park was a German collaborator and disappeared in June. Also 100 yards away you can still see an old house crumbled with shrapnel impacts.