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 ...

Hicks spent 16 months building a 24-foot scale replica of Juno Beach — Canada’s D-Day landing point — and now on this busy Thursday afternoon, he holds a man up for inspection.

At the break of dawn on June 6, 1944, more than 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed or parachuted on Juno Beach – a 10-kilometre stretch of French coastline in Normandy. Their objective was simple ...

He has a ritual of going into the waters off Juno Beach on the anniversary of D-Day at the hour of the start of the attack. At 7:30 a.m. he walks as far and as deep as he can go while standing.

A D-DAY veteran who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has died aged 104. Donald "Don" Sheppard, a dispatch rider for the Royal Engineers, landed on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 ...

Onto the sands of Juno Beach for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Author of the article: By James Ross. Published May 31, 2024. Last updated May 31, 2024. 4 minute read. Join the conversation .

D-Day mission to keep grandad's 80-year promise: Army veteran will sail to Juno Beach to return a handful of sand scooped for luck by his late relative on the day of Normandy landings in 1944 ...

The Juno Beach Centre Association is pursuing a $12.5-million capital campaign that includes creating a monument to honour ...

Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day Victory: June 6, 1944. by Mark Zuehlke. Beginning with the First World War, the recollections of the common soldier have been given increasing credence as primary source ...