Tank battle at Langannerie?

[John McGillivray]

Thanks for the answers, Michael and Mark, however…

The flank patrol which I am referring to, occurred late on the 8th of August, and not on the 10th; as stated in both the Shapiro article and in the von Kluge/Eberbach conversations. Hubert Mayer’s history of 12th SS also contains the same von Kluge/Eberbach transcripts, and places the time as being 23:30 on August 8th.

Shapiro appears to be pointing towards the 1st Hussars. The first part of the article deals with the tank battle which involved a Canadian tank sqn and approximately a company of Panthers. The battle started just before nightfall on 8th Aug. and ended soon after first light the following morning. The result was six Panthers KOed with “…two (Canadian) tanks holed but recoverable; two men killed, two wounded.”

The second part of the article deals with armoured warfare in general. At one point he states:

“Until then, men like Capt. Joseph Fuger, Pointe Claire, Que.; Lieut. G. K. Henry, Montreal; and Cpl. Henry Beverley, Winnipeg —expert tank warriors of the Normandy battle—will continue to fight their Shermans within careful rules dictated by bitter experience.”

I could not find any references to Capt. Fuger, but both Lt Henry and Cpl Beverley are members of the 1st Hussars.