Ranks given for individuals are highest attained as of June 12, 1944
Abbaye d’Ardenne, 44–45, 92, 93, 94, 116, 124–25, 194, 230, 363
Adair, Sgt. Maj. R., 126
Allen, Pte. C.A., 354
Allen, Tpr. Larry, 334, 336–37, 344
Allied Expeditionary Air Force, 290
Alperrine, Louis, 124
Anderson, Maj. J. Ernest, 83–84
Andrews, Lt. Joseph James, 183
Angel, Pte. Harold, 176
Anguerny, 17, 24, 85, 250, 251, 258, 293, 294, 297
Arethusa, HMS, 131
Argentan, 146
Arksey, Rfn. Dave, 316, 322–23, 345–46
Armstrong, Frederick T., 215
Arnold, Maj. E.W.L., 256
Arsenault, Rfn. Rene, 323
Ashanti, HMS, 218–24
Ashman, Lt., 162
Askin, Bdr. Cyril D., 199
Assiniboine, HMCS, 216
Augusta, USS, 145
Authie, 87, 90–93, 100, 101, 105, 110, 113, 116–24, 149, 173, 194, 195, 256, 258, 281, 284, 362, 363
battle for, 106–09
B-24 Liberator, described, 51
Baillie, Sgt. Don, 28–29
Ballantyne, Tpr. L., 303–04
Barbière, 299–300
Barter, Sgt. N.H., 34
Bartlett, Sgt. Viril, 29
Baskerville, Rfn. Ernest, 176
Bastien, Cpl. O.M., 269
Bateman, Capt. Merritt Hayes, 102–03
Battershill, Lt. Frank, 152, 167–68
Fighting patrols to, 134–42
Bayerlein, Genlt. Fritz, 194
Bayeux, 127, 146, 148, 149, 229
Bean, Lt. George, 330–31
Beck, Hstuf. Wilhelm, 291
Belliveau, Capt. J.L., 80–81
Belton, CSM Charles, 169–71
Benham, Lt. Jack, 165
Bény-sur-Mer, 24, 119, 122, 252, 364, 365
Bernières-sur-Mer, 13, 16, 33, 45, 64
Berry, CSM W., 182
Bitot, 100
Blackader, Brig. Kenneth Gault, 67–68, 81, 84–85, 258, 310
Blanchard, Lt. Gerry, 157, 163–64
Blanshard, Maj. Harry, 299–301, 303–06, 309
Bleakley, Tpr. Cy, 331
Blumentritt, Gen. Inf. Günther, 37, 41
Blyshawica, ORP, 220
Bolt, Tpr. James, 126
Bond, Pte. A.W., 163
Bordeaux, 216
Boucher, Pte., 81
Boulogne, 48
Bowen, Lt., 239
Boyle, Cpl. Art, 329
Boyle, Sgt., 233
Bradbrooke, Lt. Col. George Frederick Preston, 129–32, 134, 142, 269, 353
Bradford, Lt. Cmdr., 60
Bradley, Lt. Gen. Omar N., 22, 27, 145–46
Brady, Pte. W.J., 129
Brain, Capt. Ted, 122
Brandt, Pte. Ewalt, 365
Bray, 77, 154, 156, 181, 239, 257, 258, 297, 298, 306, 350
Bray, Maj. William Roy, 80, 82–83
Bremer, Maj. Gerhard, 127, 173–75
Bretteville-en-Bessin, 256
Bretteville-l’Orgueilleuse, 25, 64, 74–76, 151, 156, 158, 159, 193, 194, 231, 256–57, 264, 277, 278, 280, 282, 288–89, 297, 312, 319, 329, 340–41
Panzer attack on, 196–200, 202–04, 207
Bretteville-sur-Odon, 126
Bréville, 130, 283, 284, 287, 352, 358
Bridges, Rfn. Llewellyn Louis “Lew,” 316–17, 323
British Commonwealth Air Training Program, 51
Brooks, Maj. Dudley, 75
Brown, Lt. Basil, 172
Brown, Capt. Gordon, 158–60, 200–10, 358–59, 364
Brown, Pte. Lorne, 118
Brown, Capt. Walter, 124–25
Brownell, Franklin, 57
Bruyère, Hector J., 16
Bryden, Capt. Jack, 185–86, 189, 191
Buchart, Eugese, 174
Budge, Lt. B.C., 225
Buell, Lt. Col. Donald, 80–85
Bullock, Rfn. P., 349
Burk, Lt. C.A., 214
Buron, 87, 89–93, 100, 101, 105, 110, 112, 113, 115–24, 149, 173, 195, 256, 258, 259, 281, 284, 294–96, 362, 363
Burton, L/Cpl. Bill, 203
Bushfield, A/S W., 61–62
Butters, Lt. Thomas Lowell, 183, 186, 189–90
Cabeldu, Lt. Col. Fred, 69–70, 72, 156–57, 180–81, 183–84, 235, 239–41, 243, 285–86
Caen, 26, 27, 42–44, 46, 63, 130, 146–48, 212, 228–29, 231, 248, 265
Caen-Bayeux highway, 13, 24, 44, 63, 69, 74, 94, 100–02, 148, 151, 155, 170, 183, 185, 196–97, 200, 256–57, 277, 282, 284, 294, 300, 312, 363
Caen-Bayeux railway, 64, 102, 194, 235
Caen Canal, 24
Caen-Falaise plain, 146–48, 229
Calais, 215
Camilly, 75
Cameron, S/L Lorne Maxwell, 46
Campbell, Rfn. J., 349
Campbell, Pte. W.A.P., 185, 187, 189
Canadian Anti-Acoustic Torpedo, described, 217
Cap d’Antifer, 214
Cap de la Hague, 215
Cape Breton, HMCS, 216
Capraru, Sgt. George, 270
Carnie, Rfn. Gil, 203
Carpiquet Airport, 13, 24, 28, 44, 46, 63, 86–88, 91, 93, 126, 148, 195, 259, 265, 292, 312
Carruthers, Lt. Brian, 187
Casselman, Gnr. Ronald, 258
Chaddock, Pte. Bill, 135–36, 140, 356–57
Chaffey, Lt. Charlie, 60
Chapman, Tpr. A., 233
Charron, Tpr. Albert, 346
Château d’Audrieu, 172–73
Château St. Côme, 352
Chaudière, HMCS, 216
Cheney, F/O Don, 226–27
Cheshire, W/C Leonard, 226–27
Cheux, 127, 173, 277–78, 280–83, 289, 297, 299, 311–12
Chevalier, Roger, 250–51
Chiromme River, 77
Christiansen, Lt. Col. G.H., 119, 122, 261, 263
Church, Pte. Jack, 135
Churchill, Winston, 25
Clark, Pte. M.M. “Pop,” 135
Clark, Sandy, 237
Clark, Gnr. Weldon, 176
Clarke, Lt. Bernard, 238
Clarke, Capt. D.L., 90
Clarke, Lt. Col. L.G., 83–84
Clifford, Lt. Col. F.P.T., 210
Colombiers-sur-Seulles, 68
Colwell, Lt. Col. Ray, 156, 281, 297–99, 311, 313–15, 319–20, 329, 333–35, 340
Comeau, Pte. Gilbert, 135–36
Cook, Rfn. Albert, 170
Cook, Cpl. J.E., 349
Corry, Lt. Geoffrey D., 182–83, 190–91
Côté, Lt. Col. Ernest, 279
Cote, Capt. G.W., 34
Cotentin Peninsula, 21
Couper, Lt. J.S., 118
Courseulles-sur-Mer, 13, 27, 70, 119
Cranfield, Rfn. E.W., 349
Creelman, Padre H.C., 349
Crerar, Lt. Gen. Harold, 67, 122
Creully, 228
Crocker, Lt. Gen. John, 284, 293, 296
Crofton, Maj. Desmond, 70, 182
Crowe, Pte. Ivan, 126
Cunningham, Brig. Douglas Gordon “Ben,” 65–66, 73, 91, 121, 147, 258, 260–61, 294
Cunningham, Rfn. Ernie, 16
Cunningham, Brig. J.C., 147
Curtin, Lt. F.J., 308–09
Cybulski, Tpr. Albert Joseph, 346–47
Daily Express, 26
Dalton, Maj. Charlie, 321, 335
Dalton, Maj. Hume Elliott, 16–17, 321, 334–35
Dalzell, George, 16
Daubs, Pte. Jack, 188
Daughney, Maj. Ralph, 81–82
Davidson, F/S R.D., 47
Davidson, Cpl. Thomas, 116
Davies, Lt. Norman, 103–04
Davies, Pte. T., 270
Dempsey, Gen. Sir Miles, 27, 76, 146, 258, 283, 293, 296–97, 311
Desbiens, Cpl. P., 350
Desjarlais, Rfn. Arthur, 176
DeWolf, Cmdr. Harry, 219, 223–25
Dickson, Sgt. Bob, 187
Dietrich, Gen. Oberst. Josef (Sepp), 42–43, 95, 148–49, 291, 293–94
Dodds, Tpr. I.O., 314, 317–19, 324–26, 343
Doherty, Pte. Walter, 195
Dollman, Gen. Oberst. Friedrich, 42, 291–92
Dönitz, Grosseadmiral Karl, 47–49
Doucette, Pte. Charles, 126
Douglas, Pte. Clifford, 135, 356–57
Douvres-la-Délivrande, 64, 78–80, 83, 94, 114, 147, 255, 293
Drodge, Cpl. Gordon, 102
Dumas, Sgt. Herman, 199
Dumont, Tpr. John, 346–47
Dunkleman, Lt. Ben, 320, 322, 341
Dunlap, W/C Clarence, 290
Durnford, A/S P., 61
Eberbach, Gen. Pan. Trp. Heinrich, 97
Eckenfelder, Capt. George, 252–54
Edwards, RSM Wally, 203
Eggert, Hstuf. Helmut, 302
Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D., 25
Epron, 100
Esser, Oscha. Helmut, 104
Fairmiles, described, 58
Fairweather, Lt. Jack, 111–12, 125–26
Falaise Gap, 363
Faulknor, HMS, 145–46
Faustpatrone, described, 327–28
Fawcett, Lt. George Malcolm, 84
Fenn, Gnr. Sturmann Hans, 104–05
Ferris, Rfn. Gordon, 176
Feuchtinger, Gen. Lt. Edgar, 41, 267
Fleming, Lt. Bob, 323–24
Fontaine-Henry, 252
Footsie, Third Officer, 61
Forbes, Maj. Bob, 84–85
Forbes, Sgt. Maj. Jack, 346
Foster, Brig. Harry, 66–67, 68–69, 73–75, 150, 153, 156, 158, 166, 171, 180, 257–58, 364
Foster, W/O William P., 56
Fontenay-le-Pesnel, 149
Fox, Sgt. C.R., 258
Foy, Lt. Willy, 350
Franqueville, 87, 93, 100, 101, 113, 149, 194, 231
Fraser, Capt. Hank, 87–89, 91–93, 105–06, 108
Fraser, L/Cpl. H.L., 118
French, Cpl. W.K., 304
Frost, Cpl. A.L., 287
Fuller, L/Cpl. Austin, 174
Fulton, Maj. Lockhart Ross (Lochie), 71–72, 74, 152
Fuss, Ustuf. Reinhold, 199
G-Type MTB, described, 58–59
Gailey, Tpr., 104
Galmanche, 259
Gammon, Sgt. Bill, 108
Gammon, Lt. Jock, 135
Gariépy, Sgt. Léo, 234, 318–22, 336
Gasch, Ostuf. Albert, 104
Gatineau, HMCS, 216
Gauvin, Capt. Michel, 252, 255
Geddes, Pte. Russell, 270
Gibb, W/O Alex, 54–55
Gilbert, Pte., 135
Gill, Tpr. George, 126
Gillan, Capt. J.D.M. “Doug,” 285
Glasgow, Lt. Douglas “Duke,” 169, 172–73
Gold Beach, 23, 27, 71, 127, 167, 231, 348
Gold, Rfn. David, 174
Gonder, Capt. Harold Bertrand, 157, 163–64, 284–86
Goodman, Capt. E.A., 300, 303–05, 307–10
Gordon, Lt. George “Flash,” 341, 361
Gordon, Lt. Col. Melville Kennedy Burgoyne, 73, 105, 113, 120
Gordon, Maj. Neil, 315–17, 319, 323–24, 327, 334
Gosselin, Capt. J.Y., 350
Gould, Pte. Arthur, 109
Gower, Capt. Philip Edwin, 70, 152–53
Grainger, Lt. W.F., 125
Grant, Cpl. Hank, 168
Grant, Capt. Robert D., 261–62
Gravelle, Sgt., 81
Gray, Capt. E.S., 87, 89, 92–93, 106
Greenblatt, M/O Joseph, 247
Greenwood, Pte. J.H., 125
Gregory, Dr. Robert, 244–46
Griese, WAG Don, 56
Grieve, Lt. Jock, 90
Griffin, Capt. Peter, 128–29, 132, 134, 269–73
Griffiths, Lt. Col. F.M., 258, 295
Grimmond, CSM, 190
Groos, Lt. Cmdr. D.W., 216
Grou, HMCS, 216
Guderian, Gen. Oberst. Heinz, 40–41
Haida, HMCS, 218–25
Halcrow, F/L Alexander Foch, 47
Hall, S/L, 47
Hall, Capt. A.C. Vassar, 203–04
Hall, Rfn. Sammy, 16
Hamer, Sgt. J., 56
Hamilton, Maj. Archie, 260
Hancock, Tpr. Arthur, 346
Hanson, Maj. John P., 137–39, 272, 353, 355
Hardy, Lt. Col. C.R., 300, 302, 307, 351
Hargraves, Pte. Jeffrey, 116
Harrison, Capt. Harry, 298, 314–15, 317–21, 323–28
Hartigan, Cpl. Dan, 135–37, 273, 283, 353, 356–57
Harvey, Lt. R.L., 296
Harvie, Pte. G.L., 34
Hedrich, Cpl., 296
Henderson, F/O, 47
Henderson, Maj. Larry, 239, 241
Henne, Lt. August, 162
Henry, Lt. G.K., 233
Henry, Tpr. Thomas, 126
Hermanville, 246
Hewitt, Rfn. Clarence, 203
Hickey, Padre R. Miles, 85
Hill, Brig. James, 131–32, 353
Hill, Capt. Jim, 261
Hillsman, M/O J.B., 246–47
Himmler, RF SS Heinrich, 96
Hitler, Adolf, 36–38, 40–41, 43, 57, 96, 265–66
Hodge, Maj. Fred, 152, 161–62, 167–68, 174
Hodgins, Maj. R.D., 295–96
Holmes, Tpr. R.F.R., 305
Holness, Rfn. Frederick, 176
Hood, Charles Stuart, 345
Hooper, Lt. E.J., 314
Hopkins, Cpl., 189
Howarth, A/S T., 61
Huard, Sgt. C.E., 269
Huckell, 325–26
Hughes, Pte. H.W., 270
Hughes, Sgt. S.S., 90
Huron, HMCS, 218–25
Île de Vierge, 219
Isigny, 145
Ives, Pte. D.W.M., 287
Jackson, Cpl. A., 330
Jacobs, CSM Jimmy, 201, 208–09, 359
James, Lt. Donald, 152–53, 169–70, 172–73
Javelin, HMS, 220
Jeffries, Lt. J.G., 301
Jesionek, Jan, 195
Jodl, Gen. Oberst. Alfred, 38, 265
Johnson, W/C J.E. “Johnnie,” 289
Johnstone, Sgt., 324–25
Jollymore, Pte. Ern, 29
Jones, Cmdr. Basil, 218–19, 221–22, 224
Jones, Lt. H.L. “Hec,” 158
Jones, Maj. Jimmy, 71, 152, 168
Jones, Pte. L.S., 133
Juno Beach, 12, 14, 18, 21, 23, 27–28, 42, 44–47, 60, 63, 79, 93–94, 152, 167, 194, 203, 211, 231, 239, 246, 314, 360–63
Kachor, L/Cpl. John, 102
Keeping, Pte. Reg, 195
Keitel, Gen. Feld. Mar. Wilhelm, 38
Keller, Maj. Gen. Rod, 64–65, 69, 73–74, 76, 122, 148, 157, 252, 256, 258–59, 277–81, 310–12
Kennedy, Maj. C.F., 114–15, 119–21
Kesslau, Oscha. Hans-Georg, 167
Killam, Lt. Dave, 60
Kingston, Sgt. Dave, 348
Kirchin, L/Cpl., 189
Kirkpatrick, Lt. J.R.H., 58
Klaehn, Lt. Col. Percy Carl, 46
Kootenay, HMCS, 216
Krause, Ostubaf. Bernhard, 154–55
la Bergerie Ferme, 156–57, 163–64, 178–82, 184, 192–93, 240–41
la Caine, 291
Lacasse, Sgt. J.A., 270
Ladas, Lt. A.P., 31–32
Ladouceur, Pte., 81
la Ferme de Cardonville, 152, 156, 158–60, 203, 358
Panzer attack on, 200–02, 204–07
26th Panzer Grenadier attack on, 207–11
la Folie, 100
Lalonde, Mme., 352
Lalonde, Msr., 352
Lander, Maj. Fred, 122
La Pallice, 49
Lapointe, Maj. Hugues, 32, 351
La Rochelle, 216
la Villeneuve, 75, 151, 154–55, 232, 234, 256–57, 282, 296, 300, 302, 306, 350–52
Law, Lt. Cmdr. C.A. “Tony,” 57–62, 213–15
Learment, Maj. Don, 86–91, 93, 105–06, 113, 115–16, 118, 125–26
Leatham, V/Adm. Sir Ralph, 218–19
Lebisey, 147
Leclaire, Tpr. Joseph, 346
Lecoz, Capt. Georges, 126
le Hamel, 302–03
le Haut-du-Bosq, 173, 175, 297, 299
Le Haye du Puits, 146
Lehmann, Staf. Rudolf Dietrich, 43
Leigh-Mallory, A/M Sir Trafford, 229–30
le Mans, 149
le Mesnil crossroads, 128–34, 141, 267, 272, 283, 353–54, 358
le Mesnil-Patry, 76, 162, 165, 169, 173, 176, 197, 231, 285, 299, 312–13, 315, 319
battle for, 321–43
Lendrum, Maj. R.M., 181–82
le Plein–Bois de Bavent ridge, 23, 24, 130, 283
Leroux, Capt. Gérard, 352
les Buissons, 87, 89, 106, 113–14, 118–19, 121–22, 127, 147, 149, 195, 258, 260–64, 294–96, 299, 362
Leseigneur, Leon, 174
le Vey, 294
Lockhead, Tpr. Roger, 126
Lockyer, Pte. Mark, 269–71
Loire River, 226
Love, Maj. J.V. (Jack), 158
LST 402, 45
Lütgens, Pion. Horst, 327–28
MacDonald, Maj. Archie, 262
MacDonald, Pte. Hugh, 195
MacDonald, Lt. I.P., 286–87
Macdonald, Lt. Ronald Joseph, 160
Macdonell, Lt. Gen. Archibald Cameron, 65–66
MacDougall, Rfn. John, 176
MacEwan, Maj. G.T. “Tony,” 164, 183, 185–86, 189
MacIntyre, Pte. Joseph, 126
Mackie, CSM James, 88
MacLean, Sgt. Dick, 137–40
MacLeod, Maj. Murray, 272
MacNeil, Pte. James, 116
MacPhee, Pte. Lloyd, 33–34
MacPhee, Sgt. M.C. (Mosher), 137, 139–41
MacRae, Pte. Roderick, 126
Mahon, Maj. George, 102–03
Maillard, Mlle. Roger, 264
Mallon, Pte. Eddie, 135, 356–57
Mâlon, 259
Manchester, HMS, 59
Marcks, Gen. Arty. Erich, 41
Marks, Maj. D’Arcy, 298, 317, 331–35
Marshall, Lt. Barney, 60
Marshall, P/O N., 47
Martin, CSM Charlie, 14–18, 349
Martin, Rfn. Jack, 322, 341, 347
Martin, Lt. Jimmy, 318, 321–22, 336
Martin, Vi, 15
Mathane, HMCS, 216
Matheson, Lt. Col. Foster Matheson, 70, 76, 151, 155, 158, 197, 201–04, 209–11
Mathieu, Lt. Col. Paul, 252, 351
Matthews, Capt. W.H.V., 188–90, 237
Mawer, Lt. C.N., 225
Maxwell, Pte. Gordon, 71
May, Gil, 16
Mayfield, Cpl. Bob, 187
McAulley, W/O, 62
McBride, Willie, 16
McCarthy, S/L J.C. “Joe,” 227
McClean, Tpr. R.C., 346
McCormick, Lt. Bill, 318, 331–32, 338–41
McCullough, Rfn. Jim, 349
McDowell, W/O J. “Scotty,” 54–56
McGowan, Lt. Sam, 136, 140, 272, 357
McInnis, Sgt. Jimmy, 29
McIntosh, Rfn. James, 174
McKechnie, Rfn. Jamie, 16
McKeil, L/Cpl. Hollis, 126
McKillop, Cmdr. A.M., 217–18
McKillop, Sgt. Earl, 109
McKillop, Cpl. Walter, 109
McKinlay, Tpr. G.N., 305
McLaughlin, Sgt. Tommy, 349
McLean, Cpl. Hector, 176
McMasters, Tpr. A.K., 304
McMitchell, Lt. W.E. “Eddie,” 304
McNally, Pte. Andy, 140
McNaughton, Pte. George, 194
McNaughton, Maj. John Archibald “Archie,” 80, 81
McPherson, Lt. D.M., 301, 303–04
McQueen, G.V., 171
Meakin, L/Cpl. Frank, 174
Meakin, George, 174
Meindl, Maj. Jack, 261
Meldram, Lt. Col. John, 71–72, 74, 151–52, 166–67, 171
Meon, HMCS, 216
Mersereau, Lt. Cyril, 81
Metcalfe, Pte. Jack, 116
Meyer, Stubaf. Hubert, 176
Meyer, Staf. Kurt, 44, 94–97, 100–01, 117, 123–27, 149, 194–99, 207, 230–31, 288, 363–64
Milius, Ostubaf. Karl-Heinz, 117, 124
Millar, Pte. George, 195
Millar, Tpr. William Wallace, 331, 338
Milligan, Capt. R.P., 262–63
Minard, Pte. Willard, 137
Missions, Sgt. John, 341
Mitchell, Lt. Bob, 133–34
Mohnke, Ostubaf. Wilhelm, 97, 127, 149–50, 175–76, 194, 196–97, 235, 301
Mokelki, Pte. Ralph, 140, 356–57
Mollison, Lt. J.P.R., 183, 188–89, 236
Mont, Pte. Thomas, 195
Montgomery, Gen. Bernard Law, 26–27, 145–46, 212, 228–30, 248, 266, 282, 284, 290, 293
Moore, F/O Kenneth Owen, 50–57
Moore, Pte. Raymond, 195
Morawetz, Uscha. Alois, 233–34
Moreau, Tpr. Euclid “Frenchie,” 331, 339
Morgan, Sgt. Harvey, 135–37, 270
Morrison, Pte. Colin “Wild Bill,” 135–37
Morrison, Pte. Hank, 237
Morton, Lt. Col. Ronald, 261
Morwood, Capt. Dave, 45
Moss, Pte. James, 126
MTB 461, 214
MTB 464, 215
Mue River, 75, 101, 151, 207, 231, 256–57, 278, 280–84, 296–97, 311, 348
Fort Garry–Commando advance in, 299–310
Mugford, Tpr. Bill, 331
Naylor, Cpl., 162
Nelles, V/Adm. Percy W., 214
Nettleton, Sgt., 187
Newman, Pte. Ray, 133–34
New Waterford, HMCS, 216
Nichol, Pte. William, 118
Nixon, Capt. Ben, 165
Nogent-le-Rotrou, 43
Norrey-en-Bessin, 75–76, 127, 151, 154–55, 158, 193–94, 197, 231–33, 248, 256–57, 264, 282, 288–89, 292, 297, 299, 302, 312, 319–22, 329, 331, 334, 336, 340–41, 361
Noval, Pte. W., 270
Noyers, 229
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), 36–38, 265, 291
Ockenden, F/O Gordon F., 47
Orford, Pte. Douglas, 124
Operations,
Fortitude, 265
Neptune, 215
Orne River, 21, 23–24, 35, 41, 44, 101, 130, 142, 146–47, 228, 248, 266, 272, 284, 287–88, 352, 358
Ostend, 48
Ottawa, HMCS, 216
Ouistreham, 48
Oulton, Lt. Blake, 81
Outremont, HMCS, 216
Paix de Coeur Château, 260
Parks, Rfn. Jim, 178–80
Parsons, Sgt. A.J., 103
Parsons, Tpr. Rolly, 331
Paterson, Sgt. W.A., 238
Patrick, Capt. “Pat,” 45
Paulson, L/Cpl. L.L., 304
Payne, Sgt. E.S., 346
Peck, Lt. A.C., 183, 186–90, 236
Pemsel, Gen. Lt. Max, 43
Perkins, Pte. Lawrence Burton, 365
Petch, Lt. Col. Charles, 28, 33–34, 86–87, 90–93, 113–14, 120–21
Peters, Maj. F.L., 158
Pfeiffer, Hstuf. Hans, 301, 308, 310
Philip, Tpr. Harold, 126
Pierce, Tommy, 16
Plows, Maj. Arthur, 188–90, 235, 237, 239–40
Port Colborne, HMCS, 216
Port-en-Bessin, 22
Porter, L/Cpl. J.E., 30–31
Pratten, Maj. F.R., 312
Pressure mines, described, 48–49
Prest, F/L William Arnold, 47
Preston, Tpr. Lee, 346
Prinz, Stubaf. Karl-Heinz, 333
Putot-en-Bessin, 64, 72, 74, 127, 150–53, 159, 162–63, 178, 231, 235–36, 248, 256, 264, 285, 363
12th SS Attack, 165–73
csr counterattack, 180–93
Qu’Appelle, HMCS, 216–18
Radley-Walter, Capt. Sydney Valpy, 120–21
Ramsay, Adm. Sir Bertram, 49, 230
Ramsay, Capt. P.F., 73, 77, 239
Rayner, Cmdr. H.S., 219, 223–25
R-boats, described, 61
Rea, Lt. Peter C., 16
Reid, Sgt. T.C., 104
Rennie, Maj. Gen. T.G., 147
Restigouche, HMCS, 216–18
Rhodenizer, Maj. L.M. (Leon), 88–89, 110–12, 124
Rhodes, Tpr. “Dusty,” 102
Richardson, Lt. Charles, 83–85
Rideout, Pte. R.H., 184–85
Rivaz, Capt. Charles, 314, 317, 334, 341
Roberts, Lt. Dick, 159, 201–02, 208, 210, 359
Robertson, Capt. D.B., 71
Rocks, Hugh “Rocky,” 16
Rogers, Capt. Bob, 342
Röhm, Ernst, 43
Rommel, Gen. Feld. Mar. Erwin, 37–41, 43, 148–49, 194, 229–30, 265–66, 288, 291–92
Ross, Lt. S.R., 286
Rots, 75, 151, 154–55, 194, 196, 207, 256, 296, 300–02
Rouatt, Capt. Earl, 204
Rowley, Maj. Roger, 118
Roy, Pte. L.V., 32–33
Rumney, Pte. Joe, 236
Rushforth, Lt. N.S., 300–01
Russell, Lt. Cmdr. P.F.X., 218
Ryan, Pte. Joe, 82
Ryes, 246
St. Aubin-sur-Mer, 13
St. Contest, 23, 89, 90–91, 93, 101, 121, 259, 362
St. Croix Grand Tonne, 74
St. Croix-sur-Mer, 289
St. John, HMCS, 216
St. Laurient, HMCS, 216
Sallenelles, 130
Saskatchewan, HMCS, 216–18
Saumur railway tunnel, 226–27
Schmolke, Ostuf. Heinz, 162
Schnabel, Ustuf. Dietrich, 176–77
Schnorkel boats, described, 49
Schroeder, Pte. E., 133
Scrutton, Sgt. Samuel, 330–31, 341–42
Seaborn, Padre Robert, 241–43
Seaman, Tpr. “Sass,” 233
Secqueville-en-Bessin, 76, 151, 156, 171, 178, 180, 182, 244, 252, 256–57
Sévigny, Maj. George, 350
Seulles River, 252
Shand, Lt. John, 61
Sharp, Lt., 80–81
Shawluk, Pte. W.W., 270
Shinnan, Capt. Robert Gibson, 365
Siebken, Stubaf. Bernhard, 161–62, 165, 173, 175–76, 346
Sieder, Ob. Lt. Heinz, 216
Siegel, Ostuf. Hans, 328–29, 347
Silversberg, Tpr. Frank, 338
Simmons, Cpl. Jackie, 331, 336, 339
Simmons, Sgt. William “Foo,” 331, 336–37, 344, 346
Simonds, Lt. Gen. Guy, 348
Simpson, Sgt. Jack, 16
Simpson, Tpr. Jim, 318, 321–22, 335–36, 342
Sinclaire, Pte., 186
Skeena, HMCS, 216–18
Slywchuk, Rfn. Steve, 174
Smellie, Rfn. Robert G., 153–54, 166, 168–69
Smith, Tpr., 318
Smith, Rfn. Frederick, 174
Smith, Lt. Percy, 110–11
Smith, Lt. Ray, 197
Smith, Lt. W.A.P., 156
Smuck, Capt. John, 328, 338, 346
Soroke, Tpr. Leslie, 346–47
Speer, Albert, 38
Speidel, Gen. Lt. Hans, 38, 41
Spragge, Lt. Col. J.G. “Jock,” 298–99, 311, 313, 316, 320, 334–35
Stacey, Lt. Col. C.P., 32, 363
Stahl, SS Ostuf. Georg-Walter, 117
Stanley, Sgt., 163
Steeves, Lt. K.L., 103–04
Stephenson, Tpr., 304
Stevens, Lt. T.C., 34
Stewart, Lt. D.C., 263
Stock, Rfn. Herman, 16
Stokotelny, Tpr. F., 304
Stoner, Capt. Gerry, 334
Stormont, HMCS, 216
Strawn, Sgt. H.S., 301, 303–07
Sullivan, Cpl. Gordie, 341
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, 25, 230, 290
Sutherland, Lt. Lou, 106–10
Sutton, Tpr. Lawrence, 346–47
Swansea, HMCS, 216
Swityk, Pte. John, 76
Swim, Pte. H.B. “Sinkor,” 137–41
Sword Beach, 23–24, 27, 42, 44, 60, 64, 79, 84, 130–31, 147, 214, 231, 266, 293
Syme, Maj. Eric, 158
Talbot, Cpl. Bill, 318
Tallboy bomb, described, 225
Tanks,
Allied doctrine for, 279–80
Sherman compared to German models, 98–99
Tartar, HMS, 218–24
Taschereau, Maj. G.O. “Gus,” 253
Taylor, Tpr. W.G., 305–06
Teme, HMCS, 216
Thom, Capt. Charlie, 260
Thomas, Rfn. William, 174
Thompson, Lt. C.F., 120–21
Thompson, John, 153
Thury-Harcourt, 146–47
Tilly-sur-Seulles, 149, 194, 282–83
Tobin, Pte. Douglas, 126
Toseland, Lt. Norm, 129, 269–71, 273
Tours, 226
Trainor, Capt. Joe, 111–12
Tribal Destroyer, described, 218–19
Troarn, 130
Tubb, Maj. C.S.T. “Stu,” 76, 151, 154–55, 158, 197, 201–02, 233, 257
Tutte, Pte. R.H., 184, 186, 191–92, 235–38
Tweedale, Capt. Cyril, 298, 335
Type 36-A Destroyer, described, 220
Type 39 Fleet Torpedo Boat, described, 220
U-373, 56
U-441, 55
U-629, 55
U-984, 216
U-Flak I, 55
Ushant, 216
Utman, Lt. G.D., 260
Vallée, Capt. Pierre, 32
Varley, Fred, 57
Veness, Lt. Jack Mersereau, 88, 92, 106–08, 110–12, 125–26
Verrières Ridge, 363
Vieux Cairon, 75, 180–82, 256, 261–63, 282, 284, 294, 296, 299–302, 351
Villers-Bocage, 228, 282–83, 293, 312
Villons-les-Buissons, 24, 28, 33, 86–88, 108, 119, 258–59, 264
Vire River, 266
Vokes, Maj. Gen. Chris, 279, 364
von Büttner, Hstuf. Horst, 196, 198
von Dawans, Gen. Maj. Edler, 291
von Luck, Maj. Hans, 41, 266–67
von Ribbentrop, Ostuf. Rudolf, 232
von Rundstedt, Gen. Feld. Mar. Gerd, 37, 39, 265
von Schweppenburg, Gen. Pan. Trp. Leo
Freiherr Geyr, 39–40, 230–31, 265–66, 288, 291–92
Walker, Lt. H.M. “Chuck,” 272
Walsh, Maj. V.O., 256–57
Wardell, Rfn. John Lloyd, 330
Waskesiu, HMCS, 216
Watkins, Sgt., 241
Werbiski, WAG Mike, 53
Wheaton, L/Cpl., 34
White, Maj. Frank, 180
Wightman, Maj. Cyril, 182
Wildgoose, Capt. Richard, 330
Willett, Rfn. G.L., 349
Williams, Pte. Mervyn K.R., 262–63
Wilson, Capt. A.J., 93, 113, 118
Wilson, F/O Frederick A.W.J., 289
Windsor, Lt. Thomas, 125–26
Witt, Brig. Fhr. Fritz, 44, 97, 194–95, 197, 288, 292, 364
Wood, Lt. S.W., 31
Wright, Tpr. C.W.D., 307
Wright, A/S J., 61
Wünsche, Ostubaf. Max, 96–97, 100–01, 196, 198, 207, 232, 234