Armoured Thunder (ePub)
The Canadian Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in the Normandy Campaign
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
File Size: 17.7 MB (.epub)
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781399051446
Published: 13th June 2024
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The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was a Canadian armoured regiment attached to the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade which landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in support of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and then fought through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany until VE-Day. As an independent armoured regiment, it was assigned to support various infantry formations. As such, it fought the first major tank battle on European soil when it went up against the panzers and panzergrenadiers of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision (Hitlerjugend) on 7 June 1944. Its tanks entered Caen on 9 July and then took part in the advance to and the clearing of the town of Falaise. From there, the regiment pursued the retreating German forces towards the Seine River at Rouen. In a subsequent book, the author will explore the regiment's battles through Antwerp, the Scheldt, the Rhine River and the Hochwald Gap.
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About Daniel Braün
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BRAUN commanded the Sherbrooke Hussars, a Primary Reserve Force armoured unit which perpetuates the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, prior to serving as the interim commander of the 35th Canadian Brigade-Group before retiring. He holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in history.
He is presently working on the history of the 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles which fought in the trenches of France in World War One.