Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - Ko te 59th (S) Division he whakaturanga whai ake mo Overlord, ka tae ki Normandy i te 27 o Pipiri 1944. I tukuna atu ki te Pakanga o Caen
, e whai wāhi ana ki Operation Charnwood mai i te 7 o Hōngongoi. I muri mai ka huri ki te XXX Corps mo te Pakanga Tuarua o Odon, i hangaia hei whakararu i te aro o Tiamana mai i te Operation Goodwood e haere ake nei. I tae mai te 59th (S) Division ki te raina, i whakaeke i Haut des Forges, Noyers-Bocage me Landelles-et-Coupigny. He uaua te whawhai, he iti hoki nga hua: I tangohia e te 59th (S) Division a Haut des Forges, engari i whakaekea a Noyers ano me te kore angitu.