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Paul Peter Kurucz

In memory of:

Gunner Paul Peter Kurucz

August 10, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

M/55980

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

5 Anti Tank Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

April 28, 1912

Commemorated on Page 356 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Calvados, France

Grave Reference:

VII. F. 6.

Location:

This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo– Paul is in the background. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo – Paul is in the background. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Witness Statement– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Witness Statement
    Witness Statement – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Paul’s gravesite.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Paul’s gravesite.
  • Group Photo– Paul is second row from the bottom, 11th from right.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Paul is second row from the bottom, 11th from right.
  • Newspaper clipping– A newspaper clipping from the Lethbridge Herald A little over one month from when Paul was killed. He is listed as ‘missing.’

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – A newspaper clipping from the Lethbridge Herald A little over one month from when Paul was killed. He is listed as ‘missing.’
  • Newspaper clipping– A newspaper clipping from the Lethbridge Herald roughly 8 months since Paul was killed. He is ‘presumed killed in action.’

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – A newspaper clipping from the Lethbridge Herald roughly 8 months since Paul was killed. He is ‘presumed killed in action.’
  • Photo of Paul Kurucz

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    Photo of Paul Kurucz
    Photo of Paul Kurucz

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