The Normandy Invasion

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    Ferocity and Futility: Army, Part 100

    May 22, 2012 by Terry Copp
    Operation Spring, 2nd Canadian Corps’ second attempt to secure Verrières Ridge, began in the dark during the early hours of July 25, 1944.Operation Spring, 2nd Canadian Corps’ second attempt to secure Verrières Ridge, began in the dark during the early hours of July 25, 1944.Operation...
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    Clearing The Channel: Air Force, Part 33

    June 25, 2009 by Hugh A. Halliday
    A Sunderland flying boat of No. 422 Squadron. PHOTO: CARL F. SCHAEFER COLLECTION, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA202897 The success of Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, and the subsequent campaign to break out from that ancient province was due to the services and...