Liberators Memorial, Escoville, Normandy

Escoville is inland and east of the River Orne, right in the area allocated to the Special Forces and Commandos, and blocking the route to Caen. The German defence of Caen was stubborn and the whole area required several major assaults at Divisional and higher levels before the city was taken. Escoville was not cleared until mid-July during Operation Goodwood, hence the generalism of the Memorial to British Liberators

Allocated Assaults Blocking Caen Cleared Codename Codenamed Commandos D-day Dday Divisional Goodwood Hence Higher Inland Landings Levels Liberators Neptune Orne Overlord Required Stubborn

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