Royal Winnipeg Rifles Monument

On June 8, 1944, some sixty soldiers, many of them Royal Winnipeg Rifles, were taken prisoner near Putot-en-Bessin. Taken to the château d'Audrieu, where officers of the 12th Armored Division were stationed, 45 soldiers were executed.

On June 8, 1944, some sixty soldiers, many of them Royal Winnipeg Rifles, were taken prisoner near Putot-en-Bessin. Taken to the château d'Audrieu, where officers of the 12th Armored Division were stationed, 45 soldiers were executed.