Canadians and the Normandy Landing National Historic Event

The Canadians and the Normandy Landing was designated as a national historic event in 1999.

Historical importance: successful capture of Juno Beach by Canadian sailors, soldiers and airmen during World War II.

Commemorative plaque: Bernières-sur-Mer, NormandyFootnote 1

Canadians and the Normandy Landing

On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Canadian sailors, soldiers and airmen won the fight for Juno Beach. Their victory and sacrifice helped secure the Allied bridgehead in Normandy, and ultimately led to the liberation of northwestern Europe.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
English plaque inscription
Soldiers disembark from a boat onto a beach, 1944
Canadian sailors and soldiers land on Juno Beach, Bernières-sur-Mer, Normandy, 1944
© Gilbert Alexander Milne / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-122765

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