Regina Rifle Regiment Observation Post Sketch – Carpiquet, July 1944 Defensive Overprint which suffered devastating losses in

which suffered devastating losses in the face of entrenched opposition

and waterways of Calais used in operational planning

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

and unmistakably Canadian

Perfect for offices

Regina Rifle Regiment Observation Post Sketch – Carpiquet, July 1944 Defensive Overprint which suffered devastating losses inA soldiers view of the battlefield south of Caen. This hand drawn sketch was created by Private Alfred Sales of the Regina Rifle Regiment on 1 July 1944, while the regiment was dug in along the CaenBayeux highway, overlooking the Carpiquet airfield. Drawn from the vantage point of an observation post, the sketch captures the terrain and tactical layout seen by Canadian infantrymen in the weeks leading up to the Battle of Caen. Unlike official printed