Soldiers of the 4th Canadian Armored Division (specifically the South Alberta Regiment and Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada) are engaged in combat in the closing stages of the Battle of Normandy, around the French town of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, about 25 miles south-east from Caen.

Fighting in a small French town

After the Normandy Campaign, the First Canadian Army was given the task of clearing the coastal areas in the North of France; 1944.

Beach obstacles

Canadian soldiers using a Bren Gun to eliminate German snipers in the city of Caen, 1944.
