Buron is a village in

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about 6 kilometres north-west of

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Cairon Cairon () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Cairon is situated in Normandy, in Calvados, 5 kilometers to the north-west of Caen. The Mue river and its tributary the ...

, Rosel and Saint-Contest in

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History

Buron was the site of two major battles, one on June 7, 1944, and another during

Operation Charnwood Operation Charnwood was an Anglo-Canadian offensive that took place from 8 to 9 July 1944, during the Battle for Caen, part of the larger Operation Overlord (code-name for the Battle of Normandy) in the Second World War. The operation was i ...

on July 8, 1944, when the

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liberated the town from defending elements of the

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*1944, The Battle of Normandy
Buron
Villages in Normandy {{Calvados-geo-stub