Canadians in Normandy and Italy

Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal entered the war on D-day when 15,000 Canadian troops landed on "Juno Beach" and fought north and west from Normandy. Canada suffered 1,074 killed and wounded. The Canadians were given the task of clearing the Scheldt near Antwerp on 12 September 1944. This they did using the First Canadian Army, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. After the struggle of the Canadians the Scheldt was cleared of all enemy forces and allied shipping began to reach Antwerp by the end of November 1944. February 8th, 1945 the Canadian forces are given the job of holding the line along the Nijmegen Salient and pushing into the Rhine. All German resistance West of the Rhine ended on May 10th when the last German forces retreated. By the end of hostilities in Europe the Canadian forces suffered 5,304 killed, wounded, or missing in action.

The Canadian Military in WWII earned many awards, commendations, and merits from all allied forces in the conflict.

They were brave and giving soldiers. They wanted freedom for others, and for this, they were willing to die.

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