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SEXTON - M7 PRIEST 12th FIELD REGIMENT ARTILLERY PSC of 5 SEXTON - 3D Print of 4 M7 Priest VEHICLES DARK GREEN XF-61 TRACK LIGHT RUST 70301 RUBBER BLACK XF-85 ROAD WHEEL RUBBER BLACK XF-85 TOOLS OLD WOOD 70.310 OILY STEEL 70865 GUNNERS UNIFORM ENGLISH UNIFORM 70921 SKIN BASIC SKINTONE 70815 WEBBING KHAKI 70988 HELMET BRONZE GREEN 70897 GAITERS KHAKI 70.988 BOOTS - SOLDIERS BLACK70.950 BOOTS - OFFICERS TAN EARTH 70874 12th FIELD REGIMENT ARTILLERY RED 70624 3TH CAN DIV - INSIGNIA MEDIUM GREY GRAY XF-20 WEATHERING UNIFORM SEPIA WASH 73200 SKIN FLESH WASH 73204 Overview of D-Day landing for the 12th Field Regiment and others members of the Royal Canadian Artillery who came ashore. “This battle was the single most important battle on the Western front. D-Day is the military codeword for the paratrooper operations on the night of June 5 and the beach landings on the morning of June 6 in Normandy. Canada’s 3rd Division led the way at Juno Beach supported by four regiments of field artillery plus an anti tank and anti-aircraft regiment. Three thousand, two hundred Gunners landed on D-Day, losing 17 officers and 40 other ranks. The Commander Royal Artillery of 3rd Division was Brigadier Stanley Todd, a First World War Gunner and a great hero amongst Canadian Gunners. On the morning of June 6, 1944, it was cloudy and pouring rain. The tide was low, and thousands of soldiers from America, Britain, Canada, and many other countries were prepared to storm the beaches. The battle was going to be fierce, and thousands of men would lose their lives fighting. Before the infantry landed on the beach, all artillery launched a saturation barrage against the enemy defences. Destroyers pounded the beaches, large landing crafts fired their 4.7-inch guns and Landing Craft Tanks fired rocket rounds. Four field artillery regiments of the Royal Canadian Artillery, in all 96 guns of 105-mm, embarked on 24 LCTs, moved toward the beaches simultaneously. From its craft the 12th Field Regiment opened fire against a fortified position in Courseulles. At 0655hrs, the 13th Field Regiment attacked another position west of the cliff. At 0744hrs, the 14th Regiment fired on the Bernières fortified position. Lt.-Col. Webb brought the guns of the 12th Field Regiment ashore and put them into action on the beach. The artillery was deployed side by side amid the confusion of men and vehicles, and then opened fire in support of the advancing infantry. The ever-increasing number of troops and vehicles on the beach made circulation more difficult. To solve the problem, Royal Corps of Engineers personnel opened up breaches in the seawall protecting the beach. The fighting moved inland. As D-Day drew to an end, Canadians had succeeded in advancing quite deeply towards Creully, Colomby-sur-Thaon and Anisy, short of their assigned targets but far enough to make the operation a definite success. The Canadian Artillery contribution to the Liberation of France was significant – nine field regiments and three medium regiments (almost 300 guns), and several anti tank and anti-aircraft regiments (350 guns). A total of 17,000 Gunners. About 2,000 Artillerymen were killed or wounded in the liberation of France.”