Ardenne Abbey, Caen

Ardenne Abbey (above) was used by an SS Panzer division as its headquarters. Twenty Canadian soldiers were held as prisoners at the abbey. In June 1944 the prisoners were murdered execution style by being shot in the head, then buried in shallow graves. Their bodies were discovered by monks in 1945. The SS commander was found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment, yet served only 9 years in jail.

The memorial garden where the soldiers bodies were found.