DEB24-6 FDC France D-DAY 1944-2024 - JUNO Beach, 3e Canadian Infantry Division
DEB24-6: FDC France 2024 “80th anniversary of the LANDING in NORMANDY on June 6, 1944 - The Canadians land on JUNO Beach and liberate Caen“
- Postage France TVP Green letter “Marianne l’Engagée” on perforated BROWN-RED stamp holder “80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings”
- Picture postmark Courseulles-sur-Mer “JUNO BEACH 1944 - 2024 - Soldier of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division“ June 6, 2024
80th anniversary of the Normandy landings - Juno Beach, Canadian sector landing beach
On June 6, 1944, the Canadians of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 2nd Armored Brigade were tasked with establishing a beachhead on the beach codenamed Juno. The objectives of the 3rd Division were to cut the Caen-Bayeux road axis, capture the Caen-Carpiquet airfield and establish the junction with the British beaches of Gold Beach and Sword Beach.
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- 01/06/2024
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