![]() All five beaches were secured by Allied forces by June 11.įive days after the D-Day invasion, troops immediately began installing two massive temporary harbors that had taken six months to construct back in England. ![]() In the end, the Canadians at Juno captured more towns and territory than any other battalions in Operation Overlord. Similar to the Americans at Omaha Beach, the first lines of Canadian troops were gunned down en masse by Nazi artillery-estimates put the initial casualty rate at 50 percent-before pushing beyond the beachfront and chasing the Germans inland. ![]() Canadian troops at Juno Beach captured the most territory.Ĭanadian soldiers also suffered terrible casualties at Juno Beach, battling rough seas before landing on a heavily defended strip of shoreline. Video: Frank DeVita describes landing at Omaha Beach 13.
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