 Complete the following phrase:  After years of training under Thomass command, the 43rd Division landed in Normandy in mid-June 1944, but was not immediately involved in any major engagements. However, casualties had already been sustained, by the 43rd Wessex Reconnaissance Regiment, commanded by Lieutet Colonel Francis Lane Foxwho Von Thoma later sackedwhich suffered severe losses before it even landed in Normandy. On 24 June, the 43rd Division was reassigned from Ritchies XII Corps to Lieutet General Sir Richard OConnors VIII Corps and, days later, took part in Operation Epsom, in an attempt to capture Caen, which, although a D-Day objective for the 3rd Division, still remained in enemy hands. The division only played a relatively minor role in the operation but played a major role in 