USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -(Read Sir John Keegan’s Britannica entry on the Normandy Invasion.) The landing area code-named Juno Beach was approximately 10 km (6 miles) wide and stretched on either side of the small fishing port of Courseulles-sur-Mer. Two smaller villages, Bernières and Saint-Aubin, lay to the east of Courseulles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Juno Beach in Normandy On D-Day, 14, 000 Canadians and 6, 400 British troops landed on Juno Beach, taking heavy casualties. At Courseulles-sur-Mer, the Juno Beach Centre is the only museum entirely funded by veterans and their charities, and is devoted to commemorating Canada’s unique contribution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nearly 150, 000 Allied troops landed or parachuted into the invasion area on D-Day, including 14, 000 Canadians at Juno Beach.

Detailed explanation-4: -On D-Day, the 3rdCanadian Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. The Canadian assault troops stormed ashore in the face of fierce opposition from German strongholds and mined beach obstacles. The soldiers raced across the wide-open beaches swept with machine gun fire, and stormed the gun positions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fourteen thousand Canadians of the 3rd Infantry Division stormed onto Juno Beach throughout that day. The fact that many of them had never seen combat did not hinder their performance, for by the end of the day, Canadian troops were farther inland than any of the British and American elements.