D-Day

D-DayThe Battle of Normandy

D-Day June 6, 1944 Operation Overlord Allied landings on the coast of Normandy Canada had a major role

Total Numbers Allies had landed as many as 155,000

troops in France by sea and air, 6,000 vehicles including 900 tanks, 600 guns and about 4,000 tons of supplies and, astonishingly, had achieved complete surprise in doing it.

This time before dawn, 230 heavy bombers from RCAF No.6 Group pounded German shore batteries with 860 tons of bombs.

Canadians on Juno Beach 14,000 Canadian soldiers were to land on

the beaches. 516 Canadian Paratroopers were to drop

behind enemy lines by parachute or glider.

Canadians in Normandy Totals:

18,444 Canadians 5,021 were killed

June 7th - August 25th, 1944 Allies marched through France to Paris July 25th, 1944, more than 1,500 casualties

of whom about 450 were kill. Except for Dieppe, it was the bloodiest day of the war for Canada.