Cresserons (Calvados)
The cities of Normandy during the 1944 battles
- Liberation: June 7, 1944
- Deployed units:
1st South Lancashire, 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
22nd Dragoon, 10th Armoured Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
21. Panzer-Division
716. Infanterie-Division
- History:
The town of Cresserons is defended by the 716. Infanterie-Division.
In the afternoon of D-Day, German tanks of the 21. Panzer-Division managed to progress near the departmental road 222 passing through Cresserons towards Sword Beach, before turning back.
The town was fully liberated on June 7, 1944 by English soldiers of the 1st South Lancashire Regiment belonging to the 8th Infantry Brigade, supported by tanks of 22nd Dragoon.
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