It was 80 years ago to the day when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in what began the liberation of western Europe and the beginning of the end of World War II.
Nearly 150,000 troops including 14,000 Canadians landed or parachuted into the area in the D-Day invasion with the Canadians ordered at Juno Beach.
Among the forces who stormed Normandy, the Canadians were those who were the first to complete their mission.
Prior to the anniversary of D-Day, a statue depicting the Canadians who fought Nazi Germany found a new home on Juno Beach.
The statue of the Royal Regina Rifles was unveiled on Wednesday in France, the names of 458 soldiers from the infantry unit who died during the conflict are etched onto the statue.
