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Discover Canada’s Second World War museum in Normandy, France! En français: @CentreJuno Instagram: @junobeachcentre
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#DDay80
🍁 On June 6th, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2nd Armoured Brigade were tasked with establishing a bridgehead at Juno Beach. This was an 8 km stretch of beach between Sword and Gold landing beaches.
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A brief statement from the Juno Beach Centre regarding recent posts on X (formerly Twitter) mentioning our institution.
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#DDay80
| 80 years ago, 21,000 men landed on Juno Beach.
14,000 Canadians 🇨🇦 and 7,000 Brits 🇬🇧 took part in the Allied Landing in Normandy, which would lead them on the paths of Victory in Europe.
🌺 History will remember June 6, 1944 as D-Day.
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#DDay80
🍁 Jim Parks landed here 80 years ago with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
Returning for the anniversary with his family, his wish to disembark on Juno Beach aboard a Dukw was honoured thanks to the volunteers of the Dutch association “Stichting Canadian Liberators”
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#DDay
🍁79 years ago today, 14,000 Canads and 7,000 Brits landed on Juno Beach. From 7:30-8:00 am, the first Canadians launched attacks along a 8km stretch of beach. Despite the heavily entrenched enemy, by evening, a Canadian bridgehead was established on the coast of Normandy.
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This morning on
#JunoBeach
in
#Normandy
, we honoured the 21,000 Allied soldiers who landed 77 years ago on
#DDay
, including 14,000 Canadians. Tribute was also paid to the veterans who have since left us & to those still in this world today. Watch here: 🇨🇦
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🌺 The Juno Beach Centre would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the loved ones and friends of Bill Cameron, who passed on the early morning June 1, 2024, the day he was set to travel to DDay80.
Read our tribute to Bill ➡
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#OnthisDay
| 🍁 D-Day preparations on June 4th, 1944, in Southampton, England.
This overhead shot showing part of the huge invasion fleet : Landing Craft Tanks (LCTs) fully loaded and camouflaged.
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As you give thanks this weekend, take a moment to remember each & every Canadian who made the ultimate sacrifice 76 years ago. We may not have known them. We might not see their final resting places 1000s of miles away. But we remember with gratitude their selfless courage. 🌽 🍁
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Juno Beach, 6/6. 73 years ago, Canadians were storming these beaches, beginning the liberation of Europe. Today, and everyday, we remember.
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#DDay80
| 📷 Canadian infantrymen from various units, including The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.), eating a meal aboard ship en route to the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944
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#DDay80
| 📷 Some of our photos from the Canadian ceremony for the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy at the Juno Beach Centre, organized by Veterans Affairs Canada 🍁
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No Condos will be built on the land adjacent to the Juno Beach Centre! Thank you to all the parties who made this settlement possible. Thanks most of all to you - the public. Your support helped save the Juno Beach Centre! Read our statement ➡️
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We are honoured to be visited by a wonderful group of Canadian Second World War veterans this morning. Thank you all for your continued service to our country.
#dday75
#juno75
#canadaremembers
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D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. At Juno Beach, Canadians and British servicemembers participated on the land, in the air, and at sea.
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🇨🇦 This morning, a ceremony commemorating
#DDay76
was held at the
#JunoBeachCentre
in Normandy, on the very beach where Canadians came ashore 76 years ago. Join us in remembering them:
#DDAY76
#JOURJ76
#JUNOBEACH
#JUNO76
#SOUVENONSNOUS
#REMEMBERALWAYS
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Today, National Flag of Canada Day,
@WoundWarriorCA
and the Juno Beach Centre Association are proud to announce a new partnership to raise funds for remembrance activities and mental health services for Veterans, First Responders, and their families.
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The Normandy massacres of Canadian prisoners of war loom large in our history. Astoundingly, 1 in 7 Canadians killed from June 6th to 11th was not killed in combat but was executed as a POW.
#LestWeForget
Thank you to
@OTDCanMilHis
for writing this piece.
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Today we remember the Dieppe Raid. This was one of the most devastating and bloody chapters in Canadian military history. Of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked from England for the operation, only 2,210 returned. Learn more here:
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#DDay80
| 🔥 Juno Beach Centre guides welcomed The Canadian Remembrance Torch for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
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📸Lots of great photos coming out of our event last night.
It was all smiles as we inaugurated the renewed Faces of Canada Today exhibition. 😃
Find out more ➡️
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🍁 Farewell Roly Armitage (1925-2024)
The JBC extends its sincerest condolences to the loved ones and friends of Dr. Roland “Roly” Armitage, who passed on June 19, 2024, just over a week after the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Roly was 99.
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There are plenty of
#DDay
infographics out there, but few examine Juno Beach or the Canadian contribution in detail.
@RCAF_ARC
@RoyalCanNavy
@CanadianArmy
Ours does both. You can download a PDF version and see how we arrived at our figures here:
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1/ Where they landed on
#DDay
. A thread.
The Canadian soldiers who landed on Juno Beach came from across the country. The
@3CdnDiv
made the seaborne assault supported by the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade.
@CanadianArmy
#Juno75
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Robert Spencer was one of the heroic Canadians who helped liberate the Dutch after 5 devastating years of German occupation. Today he sends a message to the Dutch people in celebration of the enduring friendship between the two nations:
#Netherlands75
🌷
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There are plenty of
#DDay
infographics out there, but few examine Juno Beach or the Canadian contribution in detail.
@RCAF_ARC
@RoyalCanNavy
@CanadianArmy
Ours does both. You can download a PDF version and see how we arrived at our figures here:
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The last of the D-Day Colonels, Ernest Côté, died last night at age 101. A great Canadian.
http://t.co/gZWc0lA2aU
http://t.co/su5ljtCpcU
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🎂 Happy birthday Léopold Thibeault who turns 105 today!
🍁 Mr. Thibeault was with us on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Originally from Bridgeville, QC, he served in the Royal Canadian Engineers and participated in the Landings on Juno Beach
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Juno Beach is now forever connected with this Ottawa landmark.
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#OnThisDay
1943 the Dambusters returned to base having breached two dams and damaged another.
Of the 30 Canadians who embarked on the mission, 14 were killed and 1 was captured. Four of the survivors were killed later in the war. The last Canadian Dambuster passed away in 2019.
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Imagine trying to compare your movement to our Second World War heroes and then not having the sense to avoid this scene in Ottawa.
THIS is a national disgrace. Glad to hear these vehicles have since been removed.
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GO Canada GO! The Juno Beach Centre team and the Mayor of Courseulles-sur-Mer were very pleased to welcome the Canada's Olympic swim team to the museum.
Before the start of the Olympics in a few days, the Canadian team is training at the Eugène Maës nautical stadium in Caen.
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Let's get this liberator some Birthday cards, Canada!
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#OTD
we remember the 5,000 Canadians who landed at Dieppe on Aug 19, 1942. Despite extensive planning, the raid quickly descended into chaos. German strongholds along the coastline met the raiders with intense fire.
Learn more about the Dieppe Raid ➡️
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Merry Christmas from the Juno Beach Centre! 🎄
📸: The Seaforth Highlanders enjoy a Christmas dinner near Ortona, Italy, December 1943.
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#DDay80
| 🍁 Canadian veteran Jim Parks has arrived in Normandy and his first stop is to the Juno Beach Centre, the Canadian museum on the D-Day beaches!
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Elsie MacGill was the 1st 🇨🇦 woman to graduate with an electrical engineering degree, 1st North American woman with an advanced aeronautics degree & the 🌎's first female aircraft designer. During the war, Elsie headed the Canadian production of the Hawker Hurricane.
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🍁🇨🇦🫡🪖
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"By order of the President of the Republic of France … you have been awarded the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour." Congratulations to Second World War veteran Robert Siddons!
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Over 45,000
#Canadian
soldiers lost their lives during the
#SecondWorldWar
, including over 560 in the
#Sicilian
campaign. 490 of them rest at the Agira Canadian Military Cemetery in Sicily. Some have no known graves & their names are commemorated on the Cassino Memorial in Italy.
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#DDay80
| 25 Canadian airmen died on D-Day (24 were RCAF, one was RAF)
🌺 We pay tribute to them in our current temporary exhibition- Rising to the Challenge
📅 On now until December 2025
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#DDay
veteran Bill Cameron recently received a
#JunoBeachMapleLeaf
🇨🇦 that flew above the museum late last year. He was thrilled to receive this gift after recently celebrating his 97th birthday!
Mr. Cameron served aboard HMCS Kitchener
@RoyalCanNavy
.
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#FlagDay
This flag flew at Juno Beach. Now it flies at the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C.
On D-Day, Canadians served side-by-side with American troops and even relied on US-built equipment.
You can sponsor your own
#JunoBeachMapleLeaf
at
Normandy. June 6, 1944.
They didn't know if they'd make it through. They didn't know if they'd see Canada again. Too many didn't.
This flag flew at Juno Beach.
Please remember the cost.
Please remember them.
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More than 45,000 Canadians made the ultimate sacrifice in
#WW2
.
Our symbolic goal is to have one follower for every Canadian killed during the Second World War by the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe on May 8, 2020.
#VEDay75
#Liberation75
With your help, we will succeed.
Our Second World War museum remembers and commemorates the sacrifices made by all Canadians who were part of the Allied victory in all theatres of war and at home.
As we approach
#VEDay75
, we ask you to help us share our Tweets and encourage others to follow
@JunoBeachCentre
.
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Today, Juno Beach is covered in a soft blanket of snow ❄️
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Francis died in 2019. He asked his son to bring his uniform back to that beach in France, back to the place he lost his brothers.
His uniform is still there, a reminder of the Métis who stood up against racism at home, the Nazis abroad.
“It was like leaving my father here.”
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Did you catch the
#GreyhoundMovie
, starring
@tomhanks
, over the weekend? If so, you probably caught sight of
@HMCSSACKVILLE1
standing in for a
@RoyalCanNavy
corvette.
You can learn more about Canada's role in the
#BattleoftheAtlantic
via
#JunoPodcast
🔈
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Liberating the Netherlands was one of the final major contributions Canada made towards the Allied
#VictoryinEurope
. Roly Armitage was one of the Canadians who sacrificed to bring freedom to others. For
#Liberation75
read his message to the Dutch: 🌷🌷
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One of the last surviving "Attagirls", Jaye Edwards, has passed away. The Attagirls were female pilots who worked for the Air Transport Auxiliary to transport planes from factories to air fields, playing a key role in the war. More about her life here 👉
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This year, Remembrance Day at the Juno Beach Centre was marked by a sober gathering to pay homage to the Canadians who lost their lives for their country. 66,000 Canadians died during the First World War and 45,000 during the Second World War.
We Will Remember Them.
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This morning,
@FrankGodon
donated his father’s uniform to the Juno Beach Centre. Francis Godon was a Métis
#SecondWorldWar
veteran and we’re so grateful to be able to tell his story
@JunoBeachCentre
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Dec 25 1943 in
#Ortona
, Italy, members of the Seaforth Highlanders gathered in shifts for Christmas dinner only blocks from the fighting. The Germans withdrew two days later, but 213 Canadians had died during that Christmas week alone. We will remember them.
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🇨🇦 Meet our 2024 guide Vivian, from Brooklin, Ontario.
🍁🗨️“I visited Juno Beach in grade 6 and scoured the beach for shells and possibly a button from a soldier’s uniform. I didn’t grasp the solemnity of the historical site...
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There are thousands of Canadian students here to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
#juno75
#dday75
Many of those who sacrificed were only a couple years older than they are now.
#canadaremembers
This new generation will carry the torch and tell their stories.
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We are excited to share this new
#HeritageMinute
by
@HistoricaCanada
, commemorating Canada's role in the liberation of the Netherlands 75 years ago. Wilf was a Canadian soldier taking part in the liberation, Marguerite was a Dutch civilian. This is their story.
#Netherlands75
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Canada's
#DDay
fatalities. A thread.
Tomorrow will be June 6th, 2019, 75 years to the day since the
@CanadianArmy
,
@RCAF_ARC
, and
@RCN_MRC
took part in Operation Neptune, the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.
#Juno75
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Have you heard? Thanks to a major donor, we're launching an $11M campaign that puts preservation and sustainable development at the heart of the future of the Juno Beach Centre.
Read about our new capital campaign to preserve, expand and grow at the JBC ➡️
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Today is🍁
#VimyRidge
Day in Canada.
We pause to remember one of the most important and deadly battles in Canadian military history.
At
@VeteransENG_CA
's Visitor Education Centre at Vimy, they are recognizing
#WW2
veterans for
#DDay80
, including some familiar names. 🙏
#Juno80
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We are saddened to share that a dear friend of the
#JunoBeachCentre
passed away September 9. Veteran Bill Anderson, a soldier with the 5th Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment landed at Juno in June 1944 and was with us in 2019 for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. We will remember him.
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#OTD
in 1944 Canadians made a triumphant return to Dieppe two years after the disastrous raid where almost 1,000 of their comrades lost their lives.
📷 Members of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry kneel at the graves of Canadians killed in the raid. September 1, 1944 (photo: LAC)
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Thank you for stepping up, Canada!
You have saved the Juno Beach Centre.
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The trauma of the Dieppe Raid disaster was felt across Canada, with over 800 Canadians losing their lives.
We have sent 400
#DieppePostcards
to addresses where these soldiers once lived. Find out if one is near to you.
#HeLivedWhereYouLive
#Dieppe80
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Our new temp exhibit features a river of 52022 poppies - that's how many CDN soldiers are buried in France. We remember them.
#vimytojuno
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75 years ago this morning, Canadian troops landed in southeastern Sicily to spearhead the liberation of Europe. They were part of a massive armada featuring American, British, and French Moroccan troops. Learn more in our latest
#Podcast
:
#WW2
#OpHusky75
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📷 The 80th anniversary of the Landings was an opportunity for members of the Board of Directors and staff of the Juno Beach Canada Center Association to all meet at the Juno Beach Center to participate in the commemorative events linked to this great anniversary
#DDay80
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🍁🇨🇦 The Canadian Commemorative Ceremony for the 78th anniversary of D-Day took place today at the Juno Beach Centre with a large audience and prestigious representatives of the Canadian Armed Forces.
To learn more about this year's ceremony:
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#MilitaryCross
🎖️In the summer of 1944, Lieutenant Hugh Baldwin Hall was awarded the Military Cross for distinguished service during D-Day.
At just 22 years old, Hall was a junior army officer with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in command of the Glens’ signals platoon.
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Happy Canada Day from Juno Beach 🇨🇦
#July1st
#CanadaDay
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Farewell George Chow (1921-2020)
It was with sadness that we learned of the passing of Normandy veteran George Chow.
The Juno Beach Centre sends its sincere condolences to his children, family, friends, and the Chinese-Canadian military community.
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💐 During the Normandy campaign, the Canadian Armed Forces mourned 5,500 victims, including 381 Canadians killed on D-Day. We will remember them.
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It is 11am at
#JunoBeach
in France.
#NoWords
#MomentOfSilence
#WeWillRememberThem
#JunoBeachCentre
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceDay
#CanadaRemembers
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🍁 June is the Great Canadian Giving Challenge. We're trying to raise a dollar for every Canadian who landed at Juno Beach.
Will you help us? -->
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They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.
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Dutch war film The Forgotten Battle is now available for viewing on
#Netflix
.
The leads are German, British, and Dutch characters but the backdrop is the Battle of the Scheldt, perhaps the most important mission the
@CanadianArmy
led in
#WW2
.
Let us know what you think!
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Rest in peace, hero.
Stuart Johns, DCM believed to be the last SWW veteran of the 22nd Armd Regt (Canadian Grenadier Guards) died on 10 Nov 23 aged 98. He was also one of the last, if not the last, living holders of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, second only to the VC as a valour decoration. A 🧵
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#OTD
in 1944 the Battle of the Bulge began. Many will be familiar with the story of the US 101st Airborne at Bastogne & Gen. George S. Patton’s relief effort, but
#DidYouKnow
that Canada also played a role? Get the context & learn the Canadian story here:
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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of
#JunoBeachCentre
co-founder Lise Cooper.
The widow of a Second World War Veteran, Lise devoted herself to the cause of Remembrance.
Her tireless efforts left an incredible legacy for Canadians.
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It is
#VeteransWeek
in Canada. This year
@VeteransENG_CA
is marking the 75th anniversary of the Italian Campaign, Canada's longest land campaign of
#WW2
.
Read more about the Canadians in Italy on our website.
#CanadaRemembers
#LestWeForget
#Italy75
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As we put a wrap on
#FlagDay
this year, we once again thank
@brittlestar
for this amazing video promoting our Flag Sponsorship Program.
Now you can support veterans, first responders, and their families through a new partnership with
@WoundWarriorCA
!
CANADIANS DON'T LEAVE UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE 🇨🇦
-
Help support the
@JunoBeachCentre
and keep history alive
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In April 1945, a solemn ceremony was held at Vimy marking the 28th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge
#Vimy100
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Bill Cameron served aboard the corvette HMCS Kitchener during
#WW2
. On
#DDay
, he manned an anti-aircraft gun as his ship covered the US landings at Omaha Beach.
Last year, we gifted Bill a
#JunoBeachMapleLeaf
for his 97th birthday.
Discover the program:
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He came ashore in a submerged Sherman tank on D-Day, and this week he celebrates his 100th birthday!
#Juno75
#WW2
#CanadaRemembers
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We're thrilled to announce that the
#JunoBeachCentre
will be reopening May 19th at 10am!! It's been many months since we've been able to open our doors to the public & we can't wait to welcome our visitors back in only a few short days! Visit for details
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By Easter Sunday 1945, the liberation of the northern Netherlands was in motion. Mabel Kavanagh had sent an Easter card to her brother Lt John Kavanagh. It was returned to her with the message “recipient deceased.” His remains were identified in 2020. We will remember him.
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#OTD
in 1944, the Germans gave orders to evacuate Caen. The city was liberated but only in part: the enemy still held the southern sector on the other side of the Orne River.
🍁 Canadian losses during this operation amounted to 330 men killed and 864 wounded, more than on D-Day.
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Today is Jim Parks's 96th Birthday.
In 1944, as a 19-year-old, Jim landed on Juno Beach with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He has worked tirelessly over the years to ensure that the sacrifices his friends made will never be forgotten.
Happy Birthday Jim!
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#DidYouKnow
that over 500 Canadian paratroopers leapt into the night to spearhead the landings in France? By the end of
#DDay
, 19 were killed, 10 were wounded, and 84 were prisoners of war. Learn more about
#Juno75
with our infographic.
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#OnThisDay
1943 Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet requested
@CanadianArmy
participation in the invasion of Sicily. The Canadian govt accepted, committing 1st Cdn Division, a tank brigade, and ancillery troops to the first assault on fortress Europe.
More:
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Garth Webb landed on Juno Beach on D-Day with the 14th Field RCA; 59 years later he returned to open
@JunoBeachCentre
. Today would have been his 98th birthday. Thank you for a lifetime of service, Garth. We work every day to continue your missions of education and commemoration.
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The Juno Beach Centre is saddened to learn of the passing of Rod Deon, a shipwright, artist and one of Newfoundland and Labrador's last remaining Second World War Veterans. Deon was 102 years old.
Thank you for your Service, Mr. Deon. We Will Remember.
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