1944-06-27 | Lancashire Infantry Museum

This Day In History: 1944-06-27

Normandy Bridgehead. After days of heavy fighting and many casualties, 1^st South Lancashires make a second attempt to take the Chateau of La Londe. Advancing across open fields, they are cannot prevail against dug-in German resistance from 30 to 40 tanks and two companies of infantry.

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