D-Day
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D-Day |
| The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe or Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France on August 19, 1942. The raid is generally considered to be an unmitigated disaster, with no major objectives accomplished and 4,384 of the 6,086 men who made it ashore killed, wounded, or captured. |
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| canlct.jpg | LCA (Landing Craft Assault) containing Winnipeg Rifles head for the Normandy beaches. LCA's were fourty-one foot wooden vessels designed to carry thirty to fourty men ashore. The craft was flat bottomed and lightly armoured. Photo by Dennis Sullivan. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-132651 |  |
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| cpow.jpg | German prisoners captured by Canadians on Juno beach on D-Day are escorted to landing craft for transfer to England. (National Archives of Canada PA 133742) |  |
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| Juno Beach.jpg | D-day landing at Juno beach aerial photo |  |
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| juno.jpg | On D-Day, the reserve brigade lands after Juno was secured. View looking east along 'Nan White' Beach, showing personnel of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade landing from LCI(L) 299 of the 2nd Canadian (262nd RN) Flotilla on D-Day 6 June 1944 (Photo courtesy of National Archives) |  |
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| juno_lct.jpg | Canadians in an LCT nearing Juno beach |  |
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| juno-6.1-buildup.jpg | By the end of D-Day, the Allies had landed more than 150,000 troops in France by sea and air. Thousands of vehicles, hundreds of guns and about 4,000 tons of supplies had also been landed. More soldiers and supplies were pouring ashore to continue the advance on D-Day-plus-one. |  |
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| PA-136986lg.jpg | LCI(L) 299 of the 2nd Canadian flotilla ferrying soldiers of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade towards Normandy beaches, June 6th, 1944 Photo by Gilbert A. Milne. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-136986. |
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| PA-132790lrg.jpg | A LCA just launched off HMCS Prince Henry carrying troops towards the Normandy beaches. Photo by Dennis Sullivan. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-132790. |
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| PA-132651lrg.jpg | On board their assault landing crafts, men of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles heading towards their sector of Juno Beach, June 6th, 1944. Photo by Dennis Sullivan. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-132651. |
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| dd_001.mpg | Canadians head toward the chateau on Juno beach |  |
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| dd_002.mpg | Canadians exit the landing vehicle just off Juno beach |  |
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| dd_003.mpg | Various shots of the D-Day invasion |  |
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| dd_004.mpg | Many shots of the D-Day Juno beach landing |  |
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| dd_005a.mpg | Paratroopers landing ahead of beach assault |  |
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