Rue Brigade Piron 21-22 Août 1944
Auberville · Calvados (Normandy) · France
Data: August 22
Photograph: Mathieu Marie-Laure (2012-07-10)
1944. 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade in Normandy.
The Belgian Brigade participated in Operation Paddle from 17 August with British and Dutch (Prinses Irene Brigade) troops of the 6th Airborne Division. Merville-Franceville-Plage was liberated in the evening, Varaville on 20 August. The Brigade's armoured vehicles were detached to assist British units. Dives-sur-Mer and Cabourg were taken on the morning of 21 August and Houlgate in the afternoon. The Brigade took Villers-sur-Mer and Deauville on 22 August, and Trouville-sur-Mer and Honfleur at the mouth of the Seine on the 24th.