Hi Guys,
Two of my relatives served in the 59th one as a Gunner Driver one as a junior NCO.
I am going to take another trip around Europe at some point and I'm looking to gather info before i do. According to:
https://drpaulwcollins.com/wp-conten...mandy-1944.pdf
The locations of 5th July, 6th July are noted by name and terrrain feature in the above:
The 59th Newfoundland Heavy Regiment was met shortly after landing in France by the regiment’s Second-in Command, Lt-Col. R.C.R. Forsyth, and the four battery commanders. They then moved to an area not far from St. Gabriel, a few kilometres inland, where they spent the night. All that night, they were subject to enemy shell fire, and many of the regiment were forced to take refuge under their trucks.8 On the morning of July 6, the 59th moved to a cornfield on the reverse slope of a hill out of view of the enemy, and started preparing their gun positions.9
At 8:15 that night, July 6, exactly a month from the D-day attack, and only a day after landing, the 59th Newfoundland Heavy Regiment fired its guns in anger for the first time. Batteries 21 and 22 fired their 7.2-inch howitzers at enemy tank concentrations near the Caen-Bayeux Road. The eight guns of these two batteries were the heaviest pieces in Normandy at this time.
Can anyone reliably identify the likely locations of the Regiment in modern day based on personal info or official info?
Can anyone reliably identify (i have only heard second hand) the german unit targets of the 6th July and subsequent likely targets?
Best Regards,
Pete
Two of my relatives served in the 59th one as a Gunner Driver one as a junior NCO.
I am going to take another trip around Europe at some point and I'm looking to gather info before i do. According to:
https://drpaulwcollins.com/wp-conten...mandy-1944.pdf
The locations of 5th July, 6th July are noted by name and terrrain feature in the above:
The 59th Newfoundland Heavy Regiment was met shortly after landing in France by the regiment’s Second-in Command, Lt-Col. R.C.R. Forsyth, and the four battery commanders. They then moved to an area not far from St. Gabriel, a few kilometres inland, where they spent the night. All that night, they were subject to enemy shell fire, and many of the regiment were forced to take refuge under their trucks.8 On the morning of July 6, the 59th moved to a cornfield on the reverse slope of a hill out of view of the enemy, and started preparing their gun positions.9
At 8:15 that night, July 6, exactly a month from the D-day attack, and only a day after landing, the 59th Newfoundland Heavy Regiment fired its guns in anger for the first time. Batteries 21 and 22 fired their 7.2-inch howitzers at enemy tank concentrations near the Caen-Bayeux Road. The eight guns of these two batteries were the heaviest pieces in Normandy at this time.
Can anyone reliably identify the likely locations of the Regiment in modern day based on personal info or official info?
Can anyone reliably identify (i have only heard second hand) the german unit targets of the 6th July and subsequent likely targets?
Best Regards,
Pete
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