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D-Day and the Battle of Normandy was one of the most significant chapters in Canada’s military history. More than 450 members of the 1 st Canadian Parachute Battalion jumped inland before dawn on 6 June 1944. They were the first Canadians to engage the enemy on D-Day. Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada. Title : Canada remembers - D-Day and the Battle of Normandy : Publication type : Monograph : Language [English] Other language editions : Later edition : Canada remembers : Earlier edition : Canada remembers D-Day and the Battle of Normandy : Format : Electronic : Electronic document : View V32-185-2013-eng.pdf ... Some fourteen thousand Canadians stormed Juno Beach that day, and launched a campaign that helped turn the tide of the Second World War. This spring, leading-up to this major milestone, Veterans Affairs Canada and partners will commemorate D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Canadians took part in many hard struggles to help the Allies to victory during the Second World War. D-Day and the Battle of Normandy was one of the best-known chapters of the entire conflict and our service members would play an important role in this pivotal campaign. On the first day of the attack, July 18, the battle-weary veterans of the 3 rd Infantry Division bore the brunt of the fighting. There was frenzied hand-to-hand combat against dogged resistance in the twisted rubble of industrial areas and there were grave losses. An official Government of Canada delegation will participate in a series of events in Normandy, France, from June 4-9 to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. The brave Canadians who came ashore on D-Day and saw action in the Battle of Normandy were among the more than one million men and women from our country who served in the cause of peace and freedom during the conflict. On June 6, 1944—D-Day—a massive Allied force crossed the English Channel to engage in Operation Overlord. Their destination: an 80-kilometre stretch of the heavily defended coast of Normandy. There were five landing zones, given special codenames: Juno Beach (Canada); Gold Beach (United Kingdom); Sword Beach (United Historical information on the Canadians who landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and helped begin the liberation of Western Europe. Discover the stories of those who served in Normandy on 6 June 1944 and those who have made significant contributions to commemorating the battle.