Thousands of Canadians gathered on a stretch of beach on the coast of Normandy, France, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivotal days of the Second World War. It was on June 6th, 1944, that 14-thousand Canadian soldiers stormed ashore on Juno Beach under withering German fire to begin the long-awaited liberation of Europe from the Nazis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the emotional ceremony. He said francophones, anglophones, Indigenous peoples and new Canadians came together as “one fighting force, standing on guard for their British, American and French allies.” Before D-Day was over, 359 Canadians had died.
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