🏛️ Chapter 3: Canada's History
Which beach did Canadian troops storm and capture on D-Day?
Correct answer: Juno Beach
✓ Juno Beach
B Omaha Beach
C Sword Beach
D Gold Beach
💡 Explanation
About 15,000 Canadians took Juno Beach on 6 June 1944, roughly one in ten of all Allied soldiers landing that day.
Key facts to remember
- Canadians helped liberate Italy in 1943–44
- D-Day was 6 June 1944, in Normandy, northern France
- 15,000 Canadian troops captured Juno Beach
- Canadians made up roughly one in ten of the D-Day Allied force
- Orville Fisher painted the Canadian landing at Juno Beach
- Canadian Army liberated the Netherlands in 1944–45
- Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945
- The surrender ended six years of war in Europe
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 3.5.6 The D-Day Invasion:
Nazism and Fascism had to be beaten, so the Allies struck at Nazi-occupied Europe. In 1943–44 Canadians helped set Italy free. Next came the huge landing in Normandy, in northern France, on 6 June 1944. That day is known as D-Day. Some 15,000 Canadian troops stormed Juno Beach and took it from the German Army. It counts as a great national achievement. Of every ten Allied soldiers who came ashore on D-Day, roughly one was Canadian.
The Canadian assault on Juno Beach was painted by Orville Fisher, and his picture is one of the best-known images of Canada at war. After Normandy, the Canadian Army liberated the Netherlands in 1944–45. Canadian forces helped force the German surrender of May 8, 1945. That surrender brought six years of war in Europe to an end.
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