Memorial Brigadier James Hill

This memorial in the park of the Memorial Pegasus commemorates James Hill, commander of the 3rd Parachute Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division during World War II.

The 3rd Brigade jumped over Normandy on the night of 6 June 1944 in the area of the flooded Dives, the 9th Battalion attacked the important artillery battery of Merville and took part in the heavy defensive battles around Ranville and Breville before the 6th Airborne Division was withdrawn to the UK after the breakout in August.

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Jan de Jager (1), Lennard Bolijn (2)