Caen was supposed to be captured on D-Day. Instead, it became the center of a brutal struggle that lasted for weeks. British ...

After the Allied landings in June 1944, British and Canadian forces expected to capture Caen quickly. Instead, they collided ...

Memorial Sculpture to the 3rd British Infantry Division in front of Caen Castle, July 2004 (60th Anniversary). It reads 'To the memory of the men of the 3rd British Infantry Division one of the ...

The British and Commonwealth armies in Normandy, following the D-Day landings, rarely gets to take center stage in a wargame. They usually take a back-seat to the night-drops and landings on June 6, ...

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This museum details events leading up to WWII as well as its decadeslong aftermath, with exhibits ranging from photos and documents charting the Nazi's rise to power in the 1930s, to life before and ...

One of the first key objectives for the Allied Forces after landing in Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944 was a place called Caen. The first bombardment of the city began at 13.30 on D-Day and it ...

Memorial Sculpture to the 3rd British Infantry Division in front of Caen Castle, July 2004 (60th Anniversary). It reads 'To the memory of the men of the 3rd British Infantry Division one of the ...