Luc-sur-Mer
Langrune-sur-Mer
Funnies opened a breach in the Atlantic Wall
On 6 June 1944, the North Shore Regiment of the 8th Canadian Brigade landed on Juno Beach; they fought against a regiment of the 716th German Infantry division. A Company progressed easily west of Saint-Aubin, while company B meets many obstacles. The support of Fort Garry Horse amphibious tanks was decisive, the «funnies» tanks neutralizing anti-tank walls and blockhouses with explosives enabling, Lieutenant Colonel Buell to launch his companies inland; as the end of the day the Canadians clear Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer from the last German defenders. At Langrune-sur-Mer, street fighting cost fifty per cent losses to the 48th Royal Marines Commando, but in the evening of 6 June the Germans were pushed back from the town.