Hunting for Snipers - Caen 1944
- Episode aired Jan 10, 2021
Lt. Cyril Rand was a Platoon Commander in 2nd Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles in WWII, landing on Sword Beach on DDay. He as photographed in Caen on July 9th 1944 standing in front of a ph... Read allLt. Cyril Rand was a Platoon Commander in 2nd Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles in WWII, landing on Sword Beach on DDay. He as photographed in Caen on July 9th 1944 standing in front of a pharmacy. A few weeks later he was badly wounded near Troarn following Operation Goodwood. H... Read allLt. Cyril Rand was a Platoon Commander in 2nd Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles in WWII, landing on Sword Beach on DDay. He as photographed in Caen on July 9th 1944 standing in front of a pharmacy. A few weeks later he was badly wounded near Troarn following Operation Goodwood. He was returned to England for treatment and saw no further action in WWII. Postwar he rose... Read all