Canadian Forces

Directing fire

Canadian oficers directing mortar fire during the 'Falaise Gap' Battle. The battle of the Falaise Gap (also known as the Falaise Pocket and Chambois Pocket) was the area between the four cities of Trun, Argentan, Vimoutiers and Chambois near Falaise, France, in which the remnants of the German Wehrmacht (Army) were trapped and effectively destroyed as a fighting force. The battle of the Falaise Gap marked the end of the Battle of Normandy, which started on June 6, 1944, and ended on August 22, 1944. Although perhaps 100,000 German troops succeeded in escaping the allies due to the delay in closing the gap, they left behind 150,000 prisoners and wounded, over 10,000 dead, and the road practically impassable due to destroyed vehicles and bodies. Greetz,brummbar