The darkest day for the Canadian army in 1944

The Battle of Verrières Ridge was a Second World War confrontation led by Canadian forces from July 19 to July 25, 1944. Allied troops suffered heavy losses there due to the fierce defense of the German SS Panzer divisions. This clash caused such high casualties for the Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch) of Canada that no Canadian battalion had experienced such significant ones in a single day since the 1942 Dieppe raid.