Fontaine-Henry
The Chateau.
The cave.
This plaque is to commemorate the soldiers who were killed by a German mortar shell. 70% of the allied losses were due to enemy mortar shells. Read Lt. Dickin and not Dicken.
1st Canadian HQ
At 6.00 pm, B and C Coy of the Reginas, accompanied by B Squadron, were ordered to move forward to Fontaine-Henry.
C Coy was instructed to by-pass Fontaine-Henry, and go forward to Le Fresne-Camilly, the Battalion's intermediate objective. Onto Le Fresne-Camilly, at about 6.30 pm, B Squadron Commander reported that an 88mm gun had knocked out six of his ten tanks. Radio communication between B and C Coys had broken down. At 7.00 pm, B coy successfully entered Fontaine-Henry, and at 7.30 pm C Coy reported that it had reached Le Fresne-Camilly and had cleared it. Reviers was liberated by C Coy commanded by Major Tubb.
The cave
This is the entrance of a huge cave, where 150 Nazi soldiers regrouped; the Canadian Scottish encircled the position, the Canadian officer went to meet them and explain that they had two choices: surrender or be killed, they surrended.