We’ve assembled some amazing pictures of the Canadian forces in Normandy and best of all, they are all in colour! We follow them inland after landing on Juno Beach in an amazing series of pictures!
All images are courtesy of PhotosNormandy on Flickr.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell. Note the famous Villa “Denise et Roger”.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell. Note the famous Villa “Denise et Roger”.
Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division disembark on Juno Beach, at Bernières sur Mer around midday on June 6th 1944. A series of 7 pictures all shot by Ken Bell. Note the famous Villa “Denise et Roger”.
An anti aircraft gun carriage located on Juno Beach, it consists of three 20mm Polsten guns.
Four Canadian soldiers manning a 40mm Bofors anti aircraft gun Shown here are Sergent Traplin, Bombardier Heldon, Bombardier Blank and Sergent Kennedy.
Four Canadien soldiers with a 40mm Bofors anti aircraft gun, 3 are identified: Sergent Traplin, Bombardier Heldon et Sergent Kennedy
The burning remains of a crashed P-47 Thunderbold
Sappers remove a wrecked landingcraft on Juno Beach
A Canadian Soldier directing traffic in Bernières-sur-Mer in front of the church on the afternoon of D-Day.
August 10th 1944, Canadian soldiers of the The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, 6th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Inf. Div. descend descent a steep slope near Haut-Mesnil.
This picture was taken south of Caen (May sur Orne, Verrières) on 28 july 1944, the Sherman V ” Clanky ” is belongs to the commander of C Squadron, Major Dave Currie (VC.), of the 29th Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta Regiment), 4th Canadian Armoured Division.
Canadian Soldiers examining captured German artillery pieces.
Canadian Cromwell tanks on the move
Canadian soldiers load a 6 pounder anti tank gun at the start of Operation Totalize
3 Canadian soldiers pose with their 3inch mortar.
On the left is Pte. L.B. Roy, Cornwall, Ontario of The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Infantry division. Posing with an unidentified soldier with a captured Nazi flag.
Creully, sur lequel victory celebrations