The Polish War Memorial at Chambois, Normandy France The Montormel Memorial to the ist Polish Division. Wikipedia: The Polish 1st Armoured Division (
The Polish War Memorial at Chambois, Normandy France The Montormel Memorial to the ist Polish Division. Wikipedia: The Polish 1st Armoured Division (Polish 1 Dywizja Pancerna) was an armoured division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. Created in February 1942 at Duns in Scotland, it was commanded by Major General Stanisław Maczek and at its peak numbered approximately 16,000 soldiers. The division served in the final phases of the Battle of Normandy in August 1944 during Operation Totalize and the Battle of Chambois and then continued to fight throughout the campaign in Northern Europe, mainly as part of the First Canadian Army. The Battle of Chambois was a battle during World War II in August 1944. During the battle, the German 7th Army and several other battered units withdrew to the city, where they were entrapped in a 6-mile ( km) gap by the forces of the Americans, Canadians and the Polish Armoured Division in the west. They faced a battle of annihilation, as the Allied troops closed in and forced the Germans to surrender. The Germans in the battle were killed, wounded or captured by the Allied forces and this fight closed the Falaise Pocket.
Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Memorial Montormel, Coudehard, France
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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