A memorial to the members of the Royal Winnipeg Riffles who died landing on D-Day and in the liberation of Europe.
DEDICATED TO THE PROUD MEMORY
OF OUR COMRADES
OF THE
ROYAL WINNIPEG RIFLES
(LITTLE BLACK DEVILS)
CANADA
WHO FELL ON D-DAY AND
DURING THE LIBERATION OF NORTH WEST EUROPE
UNVEILED BY
THE HON, ROGER TEILLET, M.P.
MINISTER OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
6TH JUNE, 1944
D-DAY PLUS 50 YEARS
TO COMMEMORATE THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ASSUALT LANDING AT JUNO BEACH
BY THE
ROYAL WINNIPEG RIFLES
UNVEILED JUNE 5, 1944
BY MAYOR J. DE MOURGUES AND
COLONEL THE HONOURABLE GILDAS MOLGAT, CD, SENA
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A monument to Charles de Gaulle arriving in Courseulles-sur-Mer on the 14th June 1944
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