6 June 1944
Operation Overlord
Major General Rod Keller, the Canadian commander at Juno Beach, reports to General Crerar in England at 10:30, "Beach-head gained. Well on our way to our immediate objectives"
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Normandy in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Major General Rod Keller, the Canadian commander at Juno Beach, reports to General Crerar in England at 10:30, "Beach-head gained. Well on our way to our immediate objectives"
Commands First Canadian Army during the Normandy campaign.
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