16th June 2014 – ‘The Day of Vengeance’ begins for Germany with 244 V1 bombs reaching England. (From WW2-net Timelines. See also 'V1 flying bomb', which has an interesting account of the dilemma the attacks posed for the British double agents reporting to Germany and a comparison of the V1 bombings with the Blitz.)
16th June 1944 – The US 1st Army liberates Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, south-east of Valognes and west of Sainte Mère-Eglise. (See The Battle for Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte.)
Eric Brewer was still at Point 103, La Belle Épine, near Tilly-sur-Seules:
16th June: “Enemy put in counter attack but failed mostly. Infantry attack - plenty of Gerry infantry wiped out also many British wounded returning.” (From Eric Brewer’s diary by kind permission of Derek Brewer and family.)
61st Reconnaissance Regiment were involved in the Green Howards' successful attack on Cristot from Audrieu (near Point 103).
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