Abbé Launay

It was the Abbé Launay parish priest of Tournay sur Dives ,on his initiative that 800 German soldiers surrendered to a Canadian soldier.
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August 21, 1944
Under the relentless fire of bombardments, Abbé LAUNAY, parish priest of Tournai sur dives, asked the Germans to surrender, an officer put him in a snowcat."You are going to take us to the allies and ask for peace"
This is how 800 German soldiers with weapons on the ground surrender to a Canadian soldier and the French abbé.
Vehicle exhibited by the Musée des blindés de Saumur association and the Conseil régional de Basse Normandie.
Credit and Photos: Grasset Jacques

It was the Abbé Launay parish priest of Tournay sur Dives ,on his initiative that 800 German soldiers surrendered to a Canadian soldier.Panel text August 21, 1944Under the relentless fire of bombardments, Abbé LAUNAY, parish priest of Tournai sur dives, asked the Germans to surrender, an officer put him in a snowcat.You are going to take us to the allies and ask for peaceThis is how 800 German soldiers with weapons on the ground surrender to a Canadian soldier and the French abbé.Vehicle exhibited by the Musée des blindés de Saumur association and the Conseil régional de Basse Normandie.Credit and Photos: Grasset Jacques