Stopping the Panzers

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I have been rereading the regimental history of the 27th Armoured Regiment which was one third of 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. The fortress position in mentioned as a nighttime formation on the night of 6 June, and elsewhere.

The Fireflies were unfortunately bullet magnets. The immediate shakeout after the landings was that Troop Leaders had the Fireflies, and suffered badly. Of the twenty Lts who landed, six were killed and three more wounded in the first three days. Almost 50% casualties. Then they changed tanks and gave the Fireflies to Sergeants.