Memorial 6th British Airborne Divisie Bréville-les-Monts

This memorial has been erected in memory of the soldiers from the British 6th Airborne Division who died during the Battle of Bréville-les-Monts (12-13 June 1944).

The text on the memorial:
6th BRITISH AIRBORNE DIVISION
IN MEMORY OF THE INHABITANTS OF BREVILLE
WHO DIED IN 1944 AND ALSO TO THE MEN OF THE
12TH YORKSHIRE PARACHUTE BATTALION, THE
12TH BATTALION THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT AND
OTHER DETACHMENTS WHO ON THE EVENING OF
12 JUNE 1944 ASSAULTED BREVILLE THROUGH THE
1st COMMANDO BRIGADE POSITIONS FROM THE
DIRECTION OF AMFREVILLE AND DROVE OUT THE
GERMAN FORCE
162 MEN OF THE DIVISION DIED. THEY LIE IN THE
RANVILLE MILITARY CEMETERY

6e DIVISION AEROPORTEE BRITANNIQUE
A LA MEMOIRE DES HABITANTS DE BREVILLE
MORTS EN 1944, ET AUSSI A CELLE DES SOLDATS DU
12e YORKSHIRE BATAILLON DE PARACHUTISTES,
DU 12e BATAILLON DU DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT
ET D'AUTRES ELEMENTS QUI ONT ATTAQUE LE SOIR
DU 12 JUIN 1944, PARTANT DES POSITIONS DE LA
PREMIEER BRIGADE DES COMMANDOS A AMFREVILLE
POUR CHASSER LES ALLEMANDS.
162 SOLDATS DE LA DIVISION ONT SACRIFIE LEUR VIE
ILS REPOSENT DANS LE CIMETIERE MILITAIRE
DE RANVILLE

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Source

• Text: Jente de Roust
• Photos: Jente de Roust