Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery

Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located west of the village of Saint-Charles-de-Percy, some south-west of Caen in Normandy. The cemetery contains 703 identified Commonwealth war graves and is the southernmost British cemetery in Normandy.

History

The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed in late July and early August 1944, as part of Operation Bluecoat. British forces pushed south from Caumont-l'Éventé towards Vire to split the German 7th Army and 5th Panzer Army.

Notable burials

• Brigadier Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, 6th Guards Tank Brigade commander, killed in action on 16 August 1944 at Caumont-l'Éventé.

Location

The cemetery is north-east of Vire, between Montchamp and La Ferronnière on the D.290A just off the D.56.

See also

• List of military cemeteries in Normandy

References

Further reading

• Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink.