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Memorial Pont de Včre

This is a large memorial to "The Black Bull" British 11th Armoured Division. They fought the Germans here on August 16 as part of the Falaise Gap campaign and then seized Flers the next day.

Plaques in English and French read:

In grateful memory of
the soldiers of the
11th Armored Division
who gave their lives in
Normandy and elsewhere
in Europe 1944 - 1945

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Source

  • Text: Randy Brandt
  • Photos: Randy Brandt

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