in making an exit east of courseulles-sur-mer, bypassing the fight for wn30, the canadians first encountered remnants of a platoon (züg) of kompanie 2. /pz.jg-abt 716., with three 7.5 cm pak 40, in an open field emplacement, on les champs des fers, it much weakened by the naval beach drenching fire programme. driving south, kompanie 2./ ost-bataillon 441., positioned southeast of courseulles-sur-mer, at les rotys, attempted to block their movement. much weakened, also by the naval beach drenching fire programme, elements of the kompanie 2, had 'left' their positions, ordered to join kompanie 8. / ii 736., at les ruines st ursin, east of reviers.