Their names are Léonard, Thomas or Françoise, they are Canadian, British or French, soldiers or civilians and they were present in June 1944 on the Normandy Beaches..
Some landed on Juno Beach, others lived on the Côte de Nacre and had been waiting for the Allies for many months. They tell us what they experienced and reveal the images that have remained in their memory forever… the fear, the anxiety, the noise, the bloody battle, the arrival of the Canadian soldiers with their funny accent and finally the joy of being liberated.
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Ernest CÔTÉ tells us…
Video produced in June 2014
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- Mr Verdonk, a civilian who helped the Resistance
Gérard Verdonk, 18 years old in 1944, remembers a very special mission his father gave him: The farmers of the… Read more: Mr Verdonk, a civilian who helped the Resistance - Molly, nurse on the D-Day landing beaches
After landing at Juno Beach, Molly sets up the Mobile Field Hospital and treats the wounded soldiers. Molly remembers spending… Read more: Molly, nurse on the D-Day landing beaches
