File:Roadside near St Aubin-sur-Mer.jpg

• Description: D-Day, 6 June 1944: Canadian infantry wait in ditches with their bicycles as men of the 48th Royal Marine Commando take cover from mortar fire on the roadside near St Aubin sur Mer. On the first day, the British and Canadian divisions made rapid advance inland but failed to take Caen, which had been their initial objective.
• Source: IWMCollections IWM Photo No.: B 5221
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