2009-06-06

June 6 1944: D-Day


June 6 1944, is the anniversary of the allied forces (mostly Britain, United States and Canada) of the Normandy Landings (D-Day) in which the largest military force (160 000) ever assembled stormed the beaches of France to defeat Nazi Germany.

Canada's contribution was incredible to the war effort relative to the size of our nation.

Image of Canadians landing on Juno beach.
Posted by T.C.

2 comments:

  1. potsoc6/07/2009

    Thanks for the memory. I wonder however if the picture shown is not one of German PoW being marched to a detention area. When I enlarge the picture the uniforms and the goosestepping, almost, gait would indicate German rather than Canadian soldiers. But I could be wrong.

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  2. T.C.6/07/2009

    The picture is from a book called "D-Day: Juno Beach Canada's 24 Hours Of Destiny" by Lance Goddard.

    I hope to post more about D-Day with links to articles.

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