Putôt-en-Bessin Canadian memorial

Memorial to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and the Canadian Scottish Regiment

The town of Putôt-en-Bessin was part of the objectives of the 7^th Canadian Infantry Brigade on June 7.

Setting out around daylight, the Canadians met only light resistance from the unprepared Germans. At about noon, the Royal Winnipeg Rifles reached Putôt-en-Bessin.

The following day, the Germans launched bloody counter-attacks and succeeded in driving the Winnipeg regiment outside of Putôt. The brigade countered at 8:30 pm with the 1^st Battalion, Canadian Scottish Regiment, a squadron of tanks from the 6^th Armoured Regiment (the 1st Hussars), the 12^th and 13^th Field Regiments of the Royal Canadian Artillery and part of The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa. By 9:30 the objective had again been achieved.

In total, the Winnipegs had 256 casualties, 105 of them killed (some murdered after their capture); while the 1^st Battalion, Canadian Scottish Regiment had 125 casualties, 45 of them killed in action.

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