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On 10th June 1944, four years after their singular
exploits at
St Valéry-en-Caux, the Highland Division again fought
with distinction in France. Four days after the
D-Day Landings the Germans were re-organising and
counter-attacking in strength. Despite intelligence
warnings of the superior German forces in the area, the
Division and 9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment were sent in to secure the Orne Bridgehead
without artillery support. They held their
positions at Chateau St Côme and sustained 110
casualties over 2 days.
The following
are pictures of the Highland Division Memorial,
dedicated in June 2004, which is in the
Bois des Monts, on the D37 roadside, near the sunken
lane which was the start line of the attack on Breville
on 10th June 1944, and near the entrance to Chateau St
Côme, where the Germans counter attacked on 11th June
which cost the 5th Black Watch 100 lives.
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