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'"A" Squadron doing left protection during the attack on Mouen.The Germans still occupied Carpiquet aerodrome seen on the skyline', 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), Normandy, 28 June 1944

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, North West Europe, 1944.

The 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) was tasked to support the 10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry to take the village of Mouen, as part of the operations to outflank and seize the German occupied city of Caen. During the day the regiment lost a number of tanks but the village was subsequently taken.

From a photograph album containing 210 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1975-03-63-18-81

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-03-63-18-81