Memorial Guard Division Cagny

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Memorial to the men of the British Guards Armoured Division and all those of Operation GOODWOOD who fought to liberate the village of Cagny on July 18, 1944.

The front of the church also features a plaque in memory of the Flg. Off. John Kalen, Canadian pilot of Typhoon of the 439 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, shot down by the FLAK on July 18, 1944 while on patrol

★ F/O John Kalen, Pilot, deceased rests at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian Military Cemetery

Photo credit Jacques Grasset

Memorial to the men of the British Guards Armoured Division and all those of Operation GOODWOOD who fought to liberate the village of Cagny on July 18, 1944.The front of the church also features a plaque in memory of the Flg. Off. John Kalen, Canadian pilot of Typhoon of the 439 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, shot down by the FLAK on July 18, 1944 while on patrol★ F O John Kalen, Pilot, deceased rests at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian Military CemeteryPhoto credit Jacques Grasset.