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D-Day: Crusade for Liberation
They sailed in under cover of darkness to smash down the walls of "Fortress Europe." On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces invaded the Normandy coast of Nazi-occupied France. The Canadians' entry point was a stretch of sand code-named Juno Beach. Many would die there but, for the Canadian forces, D-Day was a triumph that is still honoured at home and on the beach they called Juno.
Program: Canadian Army Newsreel
Broadcast Date: June 6, 1944
Duration: 6:30
Photo Credit: Gilbert A. Milne / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-116339
Last updated: June 10, 2013
Page consulted on June 10, 2013
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