1. The Path of Canadian Independence
The beaches have a total length of 50 miles and are heavily fortified by the German forcesxv. The American, British and Canadian forces landed on different beaches on the day. The Americans landed on Utah Beach, Omaha beach and the British and Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach, Sword Beach and also Gold Beachxvi. The beaches will be captured and fully secured in less than a weeks' timexvii. ... Juno beach, where the Canadians forces landed was one of the central beaches, so most of the fighting took place here. ...
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