Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse, Cardonville Farm
Marcelet
Departure line.
Marcelet Hamlet to Carpiquet Airfield
Marcelet Hamlet is the departure line of 5 Canadian Regiments: North Shore New Brunswick, Royal Winnipeg Rifles Queen's Own Rifles, La Chaudière and the Fort Garry Horse Armoured.
They regrouped 450 field Artillery guns and were supported by the navy shelling of HMS Rodney against 150 Hitlerjungend SS soldiers and 10 buried Panther tanks.
The battle lasted 2 days. On July 4th General Dempsey launches Operation Windsor with the first target being Carpiquet Airfield...