Canada's Contribution's D-Day?

Question

Can anyone help me...I need to know the Canadian contributions to WWII (D-Day) Thanks alot...10 POINTS TO BEST ANSWER!

Answer 1

There were Canadian troops that landed with the British on their beaches.
I don't think that their units were separated from the British ones.

They may have had their own specialist units or national units (the Scots had some as did others).

Answer 2

THE CANADIANS LANDED ON THEIR OWN BEACH, SEPERATE FROM THE BRITISH. the candians landed on JUNO beach on D-day, juno beach was the second most fortified area chosen to land on, on D-day. once the Canadians made it up the bach and throught german defesive positions they met with the americans and british to begin the inavsion of europe. In the first hour of the assault on Juno Beach, the Canadian forces suffered approximately 50 percent casualty rates, comparable to those suffered by the Americans at Omaha Beach. Once the Canadians cleared the seawall (about an hour after leaving the transports) they started to advance quickly inland and had a much easier time subduing the German defences than the Americans at Omaha had. By noon, the entire 3rd Canadian Division was ashore and leading elements had pushed several kilometres inland to seize bridges over the Seulles River. By 6:00pm they had captured the town of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. A 1st Hussars armoured troop reached its objective along with men of the The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada before nightfall, when both units moved 15 km inland and crossed the Caen-Bayeux highway. However, this troop was forced to pull back because they had passed the supporting infantry. By the end of D-Day the 3rd Canadian Division had penetrated farther into France than any other Allied force, though counter-attacks by elements of two German armoured divisions would stop any further movement for several weeks. By the end of the next day, the Canadian forces had linked up with the British forces that had landed at Sword Beach.
The Royal Canadian Navy supplied ships and about 10,000 sailors.14,000 Canadian soldiers were to land on the beaches. 516 Canadian paratroopers were to drop behind enemy lines by parachute or glider. Lancaster bombers and Spitfire fighters from the Royal Canadian Air Force supported the invasion.

also, wikipedia gives a timeline of it.

Answer 3

Well done. At last someone who knows that D-Day was not just US activity as is portrayed in films amd that other beach heads were involved - Gold, Sword, Juno and Omaha

If my memory serves me right, the Canadians lost a tremendous number of men on the so called Dieppe Raid which was supposed to be a "trial" for D-Day.

Answer 4

The Canadians landed on Juno Beach. I think the 3rd Canadian Infantry division landed thereThey took heavy casualties but were miles inland after the initial invasion

Answer 5

In addition to the army's contribution, RCAF fighter, bomber and transport units were active all day, while the Royal Canadian Navy was operating landing craft, minesweepers and destroyers off the French coast.

Answer 6

I do know the Canadians did their own homework.