Maison de The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada / Canada House

Canada House was liberated on the 6th of June 1944 by The Queen's Own Rifles who lost over 100 men killed or wounded within sight of the house in the first minutes of the landings and may have been the first house liberated by seaborne forces no D-Day.

The house has several plaques and an information panel:

MAISON DE
THE QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES
OF CANADA

Hommage aux hommes
du Fort Garry Horse
débarqués ici le 6 juin 1944

Hommage aux hommes
du Regiment de La Chaudiére
débarqués ici le 6 juin 1944

In Pace Paratus

This house was liberated at first light on D-Day, 6 June
1944, by the men of The Queens Own Rifles of Canada
who were the first Canadians to land on this beach. It
may well have been the first house on French soil
liberated by seaborne Allied forces. Within sight of
this house, over 100 men of The Queens Own Rifles
were killed or wounded in the first few minutes of the
landings.

Cette maison fur libéréé á l'aube de jour J, le 6 juin,
1944 par les hommes du Queen's Own Rifles of
Canada. Ils furent les premiers canadiens á débarquer
sur cette plage. Ce fut lá, probablement, la premiére
maison libérée sur le sol francais par les Forces Aliées
venues par la mer. Devant cette maison, plus de 100
hommes du Queen's Own Rifles furent tués ou
blessés dans les premiéres minutes de l'assaut

Nous nous souviendroms d'eux

Inauguree le 6 juin 1997 par les membres du Regiment et kes proches

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Listing: Maison de The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada / Canada House

Location

Promenade des Français
14990Bernières-sur-Mer
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.4245017
Latitude:49.335553

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