By: adrian_gray - 7th June 2011 at 16:58
Let’s not forget James Doohan – famous Canadian – was at Juno. Even if he was shot by his own side, how can you forget Scotty?
Adrian
By: roadracer - 7th June 2011 at 16:43
I know a lot of people would like to think the the americans were the first to hit the ground,.
Well the para’s who dropped with the dummies werent American actually and they were meant to have landed at or shortly after midnight!
By: Tom H - 7th June 2011 at 15:48
[HTML]including the Canadians who never seem to get a mention in films and documentaries about 6 June 44.[/HTML]
Funnily enough some histories of D-day ignore the origins of the 51st Highland Division after they were attached to the Canadians for breakout towards Falaise.
My mancunian father hardly had time to stop complaining about having to become a ‘Jock’ before he was having to come to terms with being a ‘Johnny Cannuck’.
I find it embarrassing how little we do in these modern times to recognize the efforts and sacrifices of our past. It is not taught in school (to any extent) it is not promoted in the public eye. We have become far too wrapped up in ourselves (generally), the moment we live in and the cause d’jour.
That said, as a Canadian I must give credit to History channel and the makers of “Storming Juno” which ran last night. Why yes there were many historical and CGI errors. I could spend a day nit picking….But they made the movie that told the story of Canadians on D-Day at Juno and they ran the movie on the anniversary of D-Day. That in itself is a win by any measure.
So much of history is being lost in the minds of generations untouched by the time. It is reflected in our repeating of past mistakes and it is happening throughout the world of the Second World War “Allies”.
Thank you for allowing my minor rant and I take a moment to remember all of those that gave so much.
Tom Hinderks
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th June 2011 at 13:54
[HTML]including the Canadians who never seem to get a mention in films and documentaries about 6 June 44.[/HTML]
Funnily enough some histories of D-day ignore the origins of the 51st Highland Division after they were attached to the Canadians for breakout towards Falaise.
My mancunian father hardly had time to stop complaining about having to become a ‘Jock’ before he was having to come to terms with being a ‘Johnny Cannuck’.
By: PeterVerney - 6th June 2011 at 17:06
I think I have mentioned this before. But when one of the men who worked in our road surfacing dept retired I took him home after his friends had treated him to lunch (liquid) in the nearest pub. He was a very retiring type who only spoke when spoken to, but I asked him what he had done when he was in the services.
He replied that his war only lasted 5 days, and the only weapon he used was his knife.:cool::eek:
That was in the Pegasus bridges action.
By: kev35 - 6th June 2011 at 16:39
What’s absolutely astonishing about the Coup de Main operation at Pegasus Bridge is that the 2nd Battalion Ox and Bucks Light Infantry only suffered five killed on the 6th of June.
Lt. Herbert Denham (Den) Brotheridge.
Lt. Frederick Michael Burness.
L/Cpl. Fred Greenhalgh.
Cpl. Harry Knox.
Pte. Charles Milton.
Regards,
kev35
By: Bruggen 130 - 6th June 2011 at 16:36
Without knowing the exact moment each of the various elements arrived the timetable for the insertion of the British/Canadian para pathfinders and glider landings were the same – 0020 DBST (http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/aeropgb/en_page.php?page=para)
The first element of 101st US Airborne Division pathfinders was also timed to drop at 0021 DBST, with others following at 0025, 0027 and 0030 DBST (http://www.6juin1944.com/assaut/aeropus/en_page.php?page=para). The 82nd US Airborne Division pathfinders followed about an hour later.
But the point is they do know exactly when D Company went in to action,
00.16 when Howards watch stopped, if the 101st were timed for 0021 you can bet thats the time they dropped as it was all timed to the second
By: Sky High - 6th June 2011 at 15:10
“If ever the whole of Europe needed a day to have a holiday it should be 6 June”
I am not meaning to quibble, but if the powers that be do not see fit to have VE Day as a holiday I don’t think D-Day would be in the running. D-Day, great though it was, was but one of many interlocking elements which resulted in the allied victory.
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