Operation Spring – Defence Overprint, July 1944 Sketch which suffered devastating losses in

which suffered devastating losses in the face of entrenched opposition

Produced during the Second World War to drive enlistment in the Canadian Army Active Force

This original defence overprint map depicts the German defensive positions encountered by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during Operation Spring — the failed attempt to seize Verrières Ridge south of Caen in July 1944

it belongs to the tradition of wartime poster art that turned civic duty into something visceral — not an obligation

and defensive strongpoints surrounding the city in 1944

Operation Spring – Defence Overprint, July 1944 Sketch which suffered devastating losses inThe costly Canadian assault on Verrires Ridge. This original defence overprint map depicts the German defensive positions encountered by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during Operation Spring the failed attempt to seize Verrires Ridge south of Caen in July 1944. The map reveals the complexity of the battlefield, showing German strongpoints, trench systems, and fortified positions dominating the ridge. Among the most tragic actions of the operation