Sunday, June 6, 2021

On this day in June 6, 1944

The Second World War is at a turning point: at 6 a.m., 150,000 Allied troops leave England on ships to start the D-Day (Operation Overlord) attacks on German positions on the beaches of Normandy, France.

The Canadians are in charge of storming Juno Beach, the Americans are at Utah and Omaha beaches, and the United Kingdom takes Sword and Gold beaches.

Just before the ships set sail across the English Channel, 450 Canadian paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to assist the troops about to land.

World Financial Group honors the lives lost during the Second World War.
The information obtained from this post was taken from the Government of Canada website in its Library and Archives library.

Posted at 08:00 AM