Given the location, one can easily think of the delaying battles waged by the Germans, survivors of the 353rd Infantry Division and grenadiers of the kampfgruppe of the 17th SS “Götz von Berlichingen” division. Facing them, the GI’s of the 18th and 26th infantry regiments of the “Big Red One” advance on July 30 and 31, 1944 towards Villedieu-les-Poêles. We are in the midst of exploiting the results of “Operation Cobra”. Overwhelmed, the Germans are trying by all means to prevent the total collapse of the front in the face of constant pressure from American troops. It is in this context that these three helmets are abandoned. They are witnesses to the battle today. Visible at the Normandy Victory Museum


