1/7 The Queen's Royal Regiment operation spring
As usual an air bombardment and artillery preceded the attack, but the Germans had 1st SS Panzer Division on the ridge with a 100 tanks, plus a battle group from 2nd Panzer Division.
The Canadians suffered heavy casualties, particularly The Canadian Black Watch, the Fusiliers Mont Royal and the Calgary Highlanders.
During the battle 4th CLY, with the aid of Typhoons, destroyed five German tanks and Self propelled guns, with their Fireflies, with 1/5th Queens moving towards Beauvoir farm, while 1/6th and 1/7th Queens were north of the town of Ifs.
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