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4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards Fighting at Christot

1944-06-06 · CRISTOT · France

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The Regiment took part in the bitter fighting at CRISTOT against elements of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. It was during the engagement at CRISTOT that three members of the Regiment, who had been taken prisoner, were shot dead by their captors; one was wounded, and another tortured

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