During D-Day, the 3rd Canadian Division was ashore and leading elements had pushed inland to seize bridges over the Seulles by noon and had captured Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer protected by the German WN27 Resistance Nest by 6:00 pm.
By noon, the entire division was ashore and leading elements had pushed several kilometres inland to seize bridges over the Seulles. By 6:00 pm, they had captured the town of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. 
