It is the following operation of 2nd Canadian Corps, Tractable, which made it possible for the 1st Polish armoured division to spearhead the decisive breakthrough. 10th PSK, with supporting Dragons and anti-tank guns, advanced on August 15th towards Dives river. A detachment led by lieutenant Maksymowicz succeeds in locating a ford at Jort. Immediately, this breach get exploited by the armoured regiments, which then moved towards Trun, on the German back.
