| intellectual and artistic center, since its restoration, which made her the 'i nstitute of m memories of e Publishing c ontemporaine, the clear and bright Abbaye d'Ardenne experienced dark days during World War II. On the site of the IMEC, Article Ardenne in turmoil exposes the tragic events which the Abbey was the setting. www.imec-archives.com/abbaye_historique03.php The following is borrowed site Normandy 44 "On June 7, 1944, the regiment's command post 25 of the SS Division Hitler moved to Abbey Ardennes, an ideal observatory. Standartenführer SS Kurt Meyer-cons is preparing a attack against Canadians who progress in Buron Authie. The surprise was total, Sherman Sherbrooke Fusiliers infantry of the Camerons and the North Nova Scotia Regiment are rushed and are hiding in Buron. The SS are many prisoners who are searched, questioned and then evacuated. But from June 8 to 17, twenty-seven Canadian soldiers were executed at the Abbaye d'Ardenne. The front was stabilized until July 8, when General Montgomery launched an offensive Charnwood. The abbey is bombed, the fighting is fierce and the SS are determined to hold to the last man. But Kurt Meyer gives the order of the downturn. The Germans evacuated the night of July 8 to 9, and Canadians of the Regina Rifles Regiment enter the Abbey d'Ardenne deserted and silent. " " Within the walls of this abbey, in a small garden, a monument was built with stones fallen from the church during the fighting in the summer of 1944 and is dedicated to the 27 Canadian soldiers, prisoners of war who were executed by the enemy in June 1944. A plaque on the entrance wall recalls the execution of Canadian soldiers in the walls Abbey d'Ardenne in June 1944. " On Abbey d'Ardenne , photos and personal items previous here Thursday, February 24, Regis Jauffret bed Severus filmed performance-Tithe Barn |
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