QUICK FACTS:
1.1 million Canadians served in WWII,
including 106,000 in the Royal Canadian Navy and 200,000 in the Royal Canadian Air Force
42,042 killed
54,414 wounded
14,000 Canadians landed on D-Day
450 jumped by parachute or landed by glider
10,000 sailors of the RCN were involved
340 killed
574 wounded
47 taken prisoner
During the first six days of the Normandy campaign, 1,017 Canadians died.
By the end of the Normandy campaign, about 5,020 Canadians had been killed. About 5,400 Canadians are buried in Normandy.
In the two and a half months of the Normandy campaign, Allied casualities (killed, wounded and captured) totalled 210,000.
Canadian casualties totalled more than 18,000, including more than 5,000 dead. German casualties were 450,000.
Canadians on D-Day: The Juno Beach Centre
Commemorative Video and DVD
On June 6, 2003 CBC News provided exclusive live coverage of the museum's opening ceremonies from Courselles-sur-mer, France.
CBC Home Video is available on video and DVD.
Approx. 90 minutes
English / colour
$19.95
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