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D-Day: Canadians Target Juno Beach
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.
Cover photo from Gilbert Alexander Milne / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-137013
13 television clips
14 radio clips
King George VI addresses his subjects on D-Day
Broadcast Date: June 6, 1944
"At this moment not one of us is too busy to play a role in a worldwide vigil of prayer."King George VI addresses his subjects on D-Day
Medium: Radio
Program: CBC Radio News Special
Broadcast Date: June 6, 1944
Guest(s): King George VI
Duration: 7:28
Last updated:
May 25, 2004
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Radio
4:23
Nov. 11, 1944
In this 1944 CBC Radio clip, war correspondent Matthew Halton reflects on Remembrance Day.
Radio
3:59
April 17, 1945
German soldiers are taken prisoner or left dead after trying to reclaim a Dutch town from advancing Canadians.
Topic from Radio-Canada
For Teachers - Educational activities
- 11-12On the Home Front
- All GradesRemembering Juno Beach
- All GradesThe Cost of Remembrance
- 9-10Embedded
- 11-12The Power of Speech
King George VI addresses his subjects on D-Day.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: May 25, 2004.
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