Authie ( 7 – 8 June 1944 ) Starting from their exposed but advanced positions , on 7 June a force including all SFR squadrons pushed out in four prongs towards a cluster of villages south of Villons and Les Buissons , including Buron and Authie ; A Sqn right , HQ and C Sqn centre , B Sqn left , and Recce Troop exploring the enemy 's rear area . The advance-to-contact included tank-on-tank combat . The SFR lost several tanks including most of the Fireflies which were commanded by junior officers . A number of men were killed , wounded , missing and captured . Twenty-three Canadian prisoners including six SFR soldiers were killed by their captors at the Ardenne Abbey massacre . After the war , the German commander Brigadefuhrer Kurt Meyer was convicted of war crimes
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Ardenne Abbey massacre
Sherbrooke Hussars