In between Sword and Gold beaches, Juno was the main landing site for the Canadian Army. Today, at the centre of the beach area, at Courselles, is the Canadian Memorial. Outside are all the names of Canadian service personnel who lost their lives in NW Europe. In front of the memorial museum lay more original bunkers, though these are now at strange angles as they slip slowly into the shifting sands of the dunes at the back of the beach.Elsewhere in the harbour is a Sherman DD, recovered from the sea and restored for display. Close by is a German 50mm gun mounting, now removed from the original bunker it was in.Further along the beach are more bunkers, one of which still holds the 50mm (ex-tank) gun on its pedestal mount. Smaller Tobruk bunkers remain in the sea wall, but are now filled in. When you see how small and relatively exposed they are, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to stay in one to wait for the hundreds of troops I'd see running towards me. Not a healthy place to stay!Once again, the wide sandy beaches today are quite beautiful, but the French have not forgotten, and reminders and memorials of the landings are common to see along the whole beachhead.
Juno
There is just no substitute for visiting the real battlefields of WW2 in Europe if you have an opportunity to do so.
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