, ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁officer ▁concerned ▁that ▁respect ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁earned . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Britain ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Operation ▁Over l ord , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁northern ▁France . ▁L ec ler c ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁travel led ▁by ▁air ▁in ▁a ▁converted ▁B - 2 4 ▁Liber ator ▁bom ber . ▁The ▁division ▁moved ▁to ▁training ▁areas ▁in ▁York shire , ▁where ▁L ec ler c ▁established ▁his ▁headquarters ▁on ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Henry ▁Frederick ▁H oth am , ▁ 7 th ▁Baron ▁H oth am , ▁at ▁Dal ton ▁Hall , ▁B ever ley . ▁Training ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁Mac zek ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Polish ▁Arm oured ▁Division . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁land ed ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁Beach ▁in ▁Norm andy ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁W ade ▁H ais lip ' s ▁United ▁States ▁XV ▁Corps ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁George ▁S . ▁Pat ton , ▁Jr .' s ▁United ▁States ▁Third ▁Army . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁American ▁gener als ▁spoke ▁French ▁flu ently . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁F ala ise ▁P ocket , ▁which ▁inf lic ted ▁a ▁major ▁defeat ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁Army . ▁ ▁Like ▁most ▁new ▁division ▁command ers , ▁L ec ler c ▁also ▁made ▁errors , ▁in ▁his ▁case