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June 6, 2014 Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy OTTAWA— Today marks 70 years since Canadian and Allied forces began the assault on Normandy, and the legacy of that operation lives on in so many ways. As members of a...

Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, June 6, 2014 Without a doubt, D-Day—June 6, 1944—was one of the most significant moments of the Second World War. The battle was of pivotal importance to the liberation of Western Europe. And, ultimately, it played a significant role in ending the war. The Allied forces that...