The story
It is the following operation of 2nd Canadian Corps, Tractable, which made it possible for the 1st Polish armoured division to spearhead the decisive breakthrough. 10th PSK, with supporting Dragons and anti-tank guns, advanced on August 15th towards Dives river. A detachment led by lieutenant Maksymowicz succeeds in locating a ford at Jort. Immediately, this breach get exploited by the armoured regiments, which then moved towards Trun, on the German back.
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