pe was timed to take place a half-hour later than the flanks but were earlier than planned. German soldiers, concealed in cliff top positions and in buildingsoverlooking the promenade waited, as the men of the Essex Scottish Regiment assaulted the openeastern section, the enemy swept the beach with machine-gun fire. All attempts to breach the seawallwere beaten back with grievous loss. When one small party managed to infiltrate the town, amisleading message was received aboard the headquarters ship which suggested that the EssexScottish Regiment were making headway. Thus, the reserve battalion Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal wassent in. They, like their comrades who had landed earlier, found themselves pinned down on the beachand exposed to intense enemy fire with just 4-inch guns to compete with.. The Royal Hamilton Lightinfantry landed at the west end of the promenade opposite a large isolated casino. They were able toclear this strongly-held building and the nearby pillboxes and some men of the battalion got across thebullet-swept boulevard and into the town, where they were engaged in vicious street fight (Mellor,180). Misfortune also attended the landing of the tanks of the Calgary Regiment. Timed to follow anair and naval bombardment, they were put ashore ten to fifteen minutes late, thus leaving the infantrywithout support during the first critical minutes of the attack. Then as the tanks came ashore, they metan inferno of fire and were brought to a halt not only by enemy guns, but also by the shingle banks andseawall. Those that negotiated the seawall found their way blocked by concrete obstacles which sealedoff the narrow streets. Nevertheless, the immobilized tanks continued to fight, supporting the infantryand contributing greatly to the withdrawal of many of them; the tank crew became prisoners or died inbattle(Atkin, 178) (see figure 2). By early afternoon, Operation Jubilee was over. The casualties suffered by the C...
