A lousy place to attack
After the success of the D-Day landings in June 1944, the DLI battalions suffered heavy casualties fighting in the difficult Normandy bocage country, especially at Lingevres and Rauray. After the battle for Normandy was won, the Durham battalions joined the advance across northern France and into Belgium.
James Casey
James remembers the bocage country in Normandy in 1944.
James Casey's transcript (PDF) [32KB]
John Mogg
John Mogg's biography (PDF) [48KB]
John remembers the fighting at Lingevres in June 1944.
John Mogg's transcript (PDF) [36KB]
Charles Eagles
Charles remembers the fighting at Lingevres in June 1944.
Charles Eagles's transcript (PDF) [35KB]
William Rochester
William remembers leading his men at Rauray in 1944.
William Rochester's transcript (PDF) [30KB]
Ernest Harvey
Ernest remembers scenes in the Falaise Gap in August 1944.
Ernest Harvey's transcript (PDF) [30KB]
William Brown
William Brown's biography (PDF) [48KB]
William remembers the liberation of Brussels in September 1944.
William Brown's transcript (PDF) [31KB]
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