Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay memorial to the First Special Service Brigade & 6th Airlanding Brigade

Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay memorials to the First Special Service Brigade (N°3, N°4, N°6 and N°45 Commando), 6th Airlanding Brigade Operation Mallard and civilian victims of the war.

FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE BRIGADE

CDOS 3No 4No 6No 45No

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn;
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Jeunes ils restent dans nos memoires
Dans la gloire de leurs vingt ans
A l'aube au crepuscule a chaque rendez-vous
Ils vivent dans nos coeurs

A la memoire de ceux qui libererent St AUBIN D'ARQUENAY le 6 Juin 1944

VICTIMES CIVILES DE LA
GUERRRE 39/45
DE SAINT AUBIN D'ARQUENAY
6 JUIN 1944 6H45

Georgette DESVAUX 48 ans
Roland LAURENT 17 ans
Rene LHIEN 30 ans
Olivier LOUAIL 30ans
Gabrielle PERIER 53 ans
Georges PERIER 52 ans
Louis VIVIEN 55 ans

en hommage a la
6th Airlanding Brigace
OPERATION MALLARD
6 JUIN 1944
104 Planeurs HORSA ont atterri
a 1'est du village entre
20h52 et 21h20 debarquant
plus de 3000 hommes.

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Listing: Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay memorial to the First Special Service Brigade & 6th Airlanding Brigade

Location

Place Boisset
14970 Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay
Calvados
France
Longitude: -0.286978
Latitude: 49.26134

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