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Originally Posted by Fbomb
I am sure knowing that really helped those who were fighting Nazis between '39 and '44
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Just wanted to keep the record straight.
Don't forget the Canadian effort. Over the course of the war, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Of these more than 45,000 lost their lives and another 54,000 were wounded. Additionally, the Canadian Merchant Navy completed over 25,000 voyages across the Atlantic.Canadians also served in the militaries of various Allied countries.
By D-Day, June 6, 1944, the landings at Normandy were accomplished by two beachheads made by the American forces at Omaha and Utah, two by British forces, Sword and Gold, and the final was a Canadian effort at Juno with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division penetrating farther into France than any other Allied force. After the Normandy landings a Canadian spearhead drove northeast into the Netherlands, where the Canadians liberated that nation.