 In February 1944, the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" was stationed in the Southern French town of Valence-d'Agen, north of Toulouse, waiting to be resupplied with new equipment and fresh troops.Following the Allied Normandy landings in June 1944, the division was ordered north to help stop the Allied advance.One of its units was the 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment ("Der Führer").