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Rocquancourt
This page contains general information about this battle, fought during the Second World War.
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| War |
World War II |
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North West Europe, 1944-45 |
| Campaign/Op |
Normandy - Operation Totalize |
| Date |
Aug. 6-8, 1944 |
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| Casualties |
? killed, ? wounded |
| Content Page |
The Falaise Gap |
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South Saskatchewan Account
SSR attacked at 2330 hours. Consolidated 8 Aug. Put in attack to relieve Cam. of C. and took over 400 prisoners. Found many bodies of personnel missing on 23 Jul 44. 1 Offr, 14 ORs killed, 3 Offrs, 39 ORs wounded.
Although the South Saskatchewan Regiment took Rocquancourt rather quickly, the last snipers were not flushed out of its ruins for another six hours. [DND] |
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