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The beach spanned from Courseulles, a village just east of the British beach Gold, to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, and just west of the British beach Sword. Taking Juno was the responsibility of the First Canadian Army , with sea transport, mine sweeping, and a naval bombardment force provided by the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Royal Navy as ...
This is the Juno Beach order of battle on D-Day. Canadian soldiers approaching Juno Beach aboard LCAs Top: Wounded Canadian soldiers lying on Juno beach awaiting transfer to casualty clearing station, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. Middle: The same bunker in 2006 Bottom: The view down the beach from the bunker, showing enfilading fire position.
The Juno Beach Centre (French: Centre Juno Beach) is a museum located in Courseulles-sur-Mer in the Calvados region of Normandy, France. It is situated immediately behind the beach codenamed Juno , the section of the Allied beachhead on which 14,000 Canadian troops landed on D-Day 6 June 1944.
The landing at Juno Beach was delayed because of choppy seas, and the men arrived ahead of their supporting armour, suffering many casualties while disembarking. Most of the offshore bombardment had missed the German defences. [178] Several exits from the beach were created, but not without difficulty.
Juno Beach was 5 miles (8.0 km) wide and stretched on either side of Courseulles-sur-Mer. It lay between Sword and Gold beaches which were the responsibility of British Army forces. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, with the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade under command, landed in two brigade groups , the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the ...
The brigade's reserve element, No. 46 Commando, landed on Juno beach at 0900 on 7 June and advanced on to Petit Enfer. They faced stiff German resistance, but were able to force their way through the German positions and on to Luc-sur-Mer. There they met up with 41 Commando, linking Juno and Sword. [6]
Appointed as principal beach master of Juno beach during the Normandy landings in the rank of acting captain, Maud was responsible for marshalling troops, supplies and equipment through the beach zone, for evacuating casualties and prisoners of war, and for salvaging wrecks and clearing beach obstacles.
7th Canadian Infantry Brigade Canadian soldiers aboard LCAs headed for Juno Beach Active 1915–1918 1940–1946 Country Canada Branch Canadian Army Type Infantry Size Brigade Part of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division Nickname(s) "Water Rats" Engagements World War I Western Front World War II Juno Beach Normandy landings Battle of Normandy Battle of the Scheldt Commanders Notable commanders ...