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D-Day: Canadians Target Juno Beach
They sailed in under cover of darkness to smash down the walls of "Fortress Europe." On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces invaded the Normandy coast of Nazi-occupied France. The Canadians' entry point was a stretch of sand code-named Juno Beach. Many would die there but, for the Canadian forces, D-Day was a triumph that is still honoured at home and on the beach they called Juno.

	Omens in the sky		'All right boys, we'll go'		Paratroopers drop in
	Despite the Allied bombers overhead, "the coming invasion" is the one thing Britons won't talk about. (Radio; runs 3:40)		The lessons of the disaster at Dieppe help to plan a more effective D-Day invasion. (TV; runs 12:10)		Two veterans remember parachuting in behind enemy lines. (TV; runs 4:46)

	The naval attack		Storming the enemy beaches		Operation Overlord: an overview
	The bombardment from the sea begins in the hours before dawn. (Radio; runs 6:09)		The news is in: the Allied attack is underway. (Radio; runs 14:47)		CBC News explains just what happened on "the longest day." (TV; runs 4:18)

	'We have every reason for confidence'		Reporter's-eye view		One regiment's story
	Prime Minister Mackenzie King addresses the nation in a D-Day broadcast. (Radio; runs 2:38)		CBC war correspondent Matthew Halton describes what he saw and heard on D-Day. (Radio; runs 4:31)		Despite heavy losses, the Regina Rifles reach their objectives and continue deep inland. (TV; runs 9:18)

	The enemy responds		Liberté, égalité, fraternité		What does D-Day mean to you?
	Two German veterans tell their D-Day stories. (TV; runs 8:41)		Canadian soldiers get along famously with villagers in the towns they've liberated. (Radio; runs 3:59)		"It doesn't mean a thing," says a young woman 25 years on. (TV; runs 2:01)

	St. Aubin remembers		Back to Juno Beach
	A French village honours D-Day and the Canadians' role there 50 years later. (TV; runs 6:39)		A Canadian veteran recalls his experiences as the new Juno Beach Centre opens its doors. (Radio; runs 11:52)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject 6 juin 1944 : les Canadiens débarquent Related Topics from CBC's Archives 1939-1945: A Soldier's War Mackenzie King: Public Life, Private Man On Every Front: Canadian Women in the Second World War Reports from Abroad: Matthew Halton Royal 22nd Regiment: Canada's Fighting 'Van Doos' CBC.ca CBC News Online: D-Day: Canada's role CBC News Online: D-Day Flashback Canadian Culture Online Program partner sites Veterans Affairs Canada: 60th Anniversary of D-Day Normandy 1944 (Veterans Affairs Canada) External sites Juno Beach Centre: D-Day CBC.ca English as a Second Language lesson on Canada and the end of the war The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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