What was Canada's role during the D-Day invasion?

The sun was just coming up over the Normandy coast at about 5 a.m. on June 6, 1944 — D-Day. The military planners had given Canada a major role on D-Day: to take one of the five designated beaches where Allied forces were to land to begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. read more

Canada had a beach of its own on D-Day, Juno Beach. In fact, the Canadians advanced further inland than either their American or British counterparts. read more

The sun was just coming up over the Normandy coast at about 5 a.m. on June 6, 1944 — D-Day. The military planners had given Canada a major role on D-Day: to take one of the five designated beaches where Allied forces were to land to begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. read more

On D- Day and during the ensuing campaign, 15 R.C.A.F. fighter and fighter-bomber squadrons helped control the skies over Normandy and attacked enemy targets. On D-Day, Canadians suffered 1074 casualties, including 359 killed. read more