Paris 2
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Palace of Versailles
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Pegasus Bridge
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Bretteville Canadian Cemetery
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Kelowna family Casorso has a relative buried here. Canadian Scottish Regiment died June 9, 1944. Casorso Elementary school is named after him.
Palace of Versailles 2
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Palace of Versailles 3
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Caen Memorial
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Juno Beach
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Canada House. The Regina Rifles Regiment landed here on D- Day. Found 5 German soldiers in basement. Grenade forced them out to surrender.
Beny sur Mer Canadian Cemetery
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Steadman brothers. Bolt
Abbey d'Ardennes
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Juno Beach 2
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Juno Beach Centre established by veteran Garth Webb. KSS plaque to fallen Central okanagan soldiers here. Canadian Scottish Regiment and Royal Winnipeg Rifles landed here on D-Day.
La Cambe German Cemetery
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Pointe du Hoc
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US Rangers attacked with grappling hooks. Important due to the field batteries that could reach Utah and Omaha Beach. USS Nevada and Texas pounded it. The gun barrels had been removed for cleaning.
Omaha Beach Cemetery
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Omaha Beach
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Omaha Beach Museum
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Batterie du Longues
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Gold Beach
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Aromanches.
Dieppe Cemetery
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Canadian soldiers were buried by the German soldiers out of respect for the Canadians hence the head to head burial. More killed on one day than any other for Canada. Fibber McGie 15 years old when heMeer informatie
Puys Blue Beach
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The Royal Canadian Regiment.
Dieppe Red Beach
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Dieppe Castle
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La Coupole
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German work camp during WWII. Used as a factory to produce Werner von Braun's V1 and V2 rockets.
Brugge
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UNESCO World Heritage site.
Adajem Cemetery
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Iris' mother and her townsfolk were liberated by the Canadians when she was 9. Iris decided to start doing presentations to 9 year olds from the town school 23 years ago to talk of the experiences andMeer informatie