TORONTO – In honour of the 68th anniversary of D-Day, sombre ceremonies will be hosted across the country in remembrance of the Canadians who landed on Juno Beach.
Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Canadians were among the first to arrive on Juno Beach to fight in a battle which is historically considered a turning point in the Second World War.
To help mark this historic day, Global News looked at some of the numbers behind D-Day.
14,000– Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944.
10,000 – Canadian sailors took part in the invasion.
340 – Canadian soldiers died during the Juno Beach invasion.
574 – Canadian men were wounded on D-Day.
47 – Canadian soldiers were taken prisoner by German troops.
3,000 – Canadian soldiers were among the first wave to storm the beach; the group was comprised of all ranks of soldiers.
109 – Vessels the Royal Canadian Navy provided as its contribution to the massive army of Allied vessels used during D-Day.
183 – Metres between the shoreline and the seawall in which soldiers had to run with no cover from gunfire.
155,000 – The total number of Allied troops who landed in France by sea and air by the end of D-Day.
10,000 – Pounds of bombs that were dropped on German troops during the invasion.
1,017 – Canadians died during the first six days of the Normandy campaign.
5,400 – Canadians who are buried in Normandy, France.
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