Sunday, 27 August 1944
The days that marked the Battle of Normandy
On August 27, the Germans continued to cross the Seine river on floating bridges, north and south of Paris. They are followed directly by US and Commonwealth troops, who chase the defeated soldiers so they do not have time to regroup and counterattack. However, the German rear guards prevented the Allies from progressing rapidly and favoured the withdrawal of the Wehrmacht and the Panzer armies.
Northeast of Caen, paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Division, reinforced in particular by soldiers belonging to Colonel Piron’s brigade, liberate the village of Berville. However, the 6th Airborne Division, commanded by British General Richard Gale, is withdrawn from the front and returns to England for a well-deserved rest where it will prepare for a new offensive in the Netherlands (Operation Market Garden).
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