D-Day to Carpiquet: The North Shore Regiment and the Liberation of Europe (New Brunswick Military Heritage Series)

The brutal battlefields of Europe during World War II were the testing ground for the young men of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the soldiers landed on the coast of France as part of the first wave of the D-Day invasion. After securing the eastern flank of the Canadian landing along Juno Beach, the Regiment was in constant contact with the enemy over the next thirty days, suffering a steady stream of casualties. This led to a ferocious battle in the French village of Carpiquet. For five days, the Regiment endured a living hell and suffered nearly 300 casualties. By the end of it, the North Shore Regiment had effectively died. For the first time, the comprehensive tale of this storied Regiment is finally told. D-Day to Carpiquet is volume 9 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series. On The Morning Of July 4, 1944, The 1st Battalion Of The North Shore Regiment Moved Into Position Just West Of The French Village Of Carpiquet, Its Ranks Filled With Farmers, Fishermen, Woods Workers, And Mill Hands. Most Of The Men Had Been In The First Wave That Stormed The Normandy Beaches A Month Earlier And Were Already Battle-hardened Veterans, But Nothing Could Have Prepared Them For What Was To Come. In Five Long Days, Carpiquet Became The Graveyard Of The Regiment. Almost 200 Men Were Killed Or Wounded, And The Fighting Strength Of The Battalion's Rifle Companies Was Gutted. D-day To Carpiquet Tells The Story Of The D-day Landing And The Ferocious Battles That Followed. Using Extensive New Research And Interviews With Veterans, This Unique Account Reveals The Significance Of The Regiment's Accomplishments In The First Stage Of The Normandy Campaign.--book Jacket. Marc Milner. Co-published By New Brunswick Military History Project. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 123) And Index. "On the morning of July 4, 1944, the 1st Battalion of the North Shore Regiment moved into position just west of the French village of Carpiquet, its ranks filled with farmers, fishermen, woods workers, and mill hands. Most of the men had been in the first wave that stormed the Normandy beaches a month earlier and were already battle-hardened veterans, but nothing could have prepared them for what was to come. In five long days, Carpiquet became the graveyard of the Regiment. Almost 200 men were killed or wounded, and the fighting strength of the Battalion's rifle companies was gutted." "D-Day to Carpiquet tells the story of the D-Day landing and the ferocious battles that followed. Using extensive new research and interviews with veterans, this unique account reveals the significance of the Regiment's accomplishments in the first stage of the Normandy campaign."--Résumé de l'éditeur

The brutal battlefields of Europe during World War II were the testing ground for the young men of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On June 6, 1944, the soldiers landed on the coast of France as part of the first wave of the D-Day invasion. After securing the eastern flank of the Canadian landing along Juno Beach, the Regiment was in constant contact with the enemy over the next thirty days, suffering a steady stream of casualties. This led to a ferocious battle in the French village of Carpiquet. For five days, the Regiment endured a living hell and suffered nearly 300 casualties. By the end of it, the North Shore Regiment had effectively died.

For the first time, the comprehensive tale of this storied Regiment is finally told.

D-Day to Carpiquet is volume 9 in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.

On June 6, 1944, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment landed on the coast of France as part of the first wave of the D-Day invasion. After securing the eastern flank of the Canadian landing along Juno Beach, the Regiment was in constant contact with the enemy over the next thirty days, suffering a steady stream of casualties. This led to a ferocious battle in the French village of Carpiquet. For five days, the Regiment endured a living hell and suffered nearly 300 casualties. By the end of it, the North Shore Regiment had effectively died. Marc Milner is a prolific author of Canadian military history and Director of UNB’s Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society. Canadian Military History, World War II, North Shore Regiment, Canadian Author. HIS027100, HIS027160, HIS037070