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JULY 2006 SAW THE SECOND ARMORED HIT NORMANDY EN MASSE NEARLY

SIXTY TWO YEARS TO THE DAY.

THE OPERATION COBRA LIBERATION TOUR, SAW SECOND ARMORED IN EUROPE FOLLOW THE SAME PATH OF

THE REAL SECOND ARMORED THROUGH THE FIRST FEW TOUGH MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INVASION.

THE TOUR SET OUT WITH THREE KEY AIMS,

TO REMEMBER THE ACTS AND PERSONS OF THE SECOND ARMORED DIVISION THROUGH WREATH LAYING CEREMONIES
TO COMPLETE THE ROUTE FOR OURSELVES - AFTERALL WE HAD NO ACCESS TO SPONSORSHIP OR PRIVATE FUNDING
TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE SECOND ARMORED IN EUROPE'S ENVIABLE TITLE OF BEING ONE OF THE MOST AUTHENTIC LIVING HISTORY GROUPS OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD

STARTING AT OMAHA BEACH THE UNIT TRAVELLED IN CONVOY THROUGH THE NORMANDY COUNTRYSIDE

ALONG THE SAME ROADS AS THE REAL UNITS. TOWNS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE SECOND ARMORED CAME AND WENT

AS C/82RCN PASSED ON THROUGH. THE MAJOR TOWNS WE ENCOUNTERED WERE,

LE MOLAY-LITTRY,  BRICQUEVILLE,  PONT-HERBERT,  ST LO,   LE MESNIL-AMEY,  COUTANCES,  CANISY, 

NOTRE-DAME DE CENILLY,  RONCEY,  ST DENIS LE-GAST,  ST SEVER-CALVADOS, MORTAIN,  DOMFRONT,  LA FERTE-MACE,  ARGENTAN,  FALAISE AND CAEN.

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