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The Bloodiest Canadian Battle on D-Day: Juno Beach
While American and British landings dominate the headlines, the Canadians at Juno made the deepest inland advance of all Allied forces on June 6, 1944. Despite harsh tides and elite German defenses, ...
The invasion of Normandy wasn't accomplished strictly through American forces. Meet the 3rd Canadian infantry division that stormed Juno Beach. Their mission was to cut the Caen-Bayeux road, seize the ...
Don Sheppard, who has died aged 104, took part in the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6 1944 while serving as a Royal Engineer with the 51st Highland Division. Sheppard embarked in a convoy of ...
Note to readers • This story was originally published May 31, 2014. • 1. The five beachheads for the invasion of Normandy, France, from east to west, were code-named Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah.
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