On June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel and assaulted the beaches of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in history. Among the infantrymen, paratroopers, sailors, and tank crews were military chaplains—unarmed clergy who accompanied combat units into one of the most dangerous operations of the Second World War. These … Read More “Chaplains Under Fire: American, British, and Canadian Padres on D-Day” »
Tag: Normandy
Everyone knows that the D-Day landings at Normandy in the Second World War had five beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. What about the sixth beach? What about Band Beach? Never heard of it? Neither had I until recently. I found this video from Mark Felton to be very interesting. He explains what the … Read More “D-Day’s Forgotten Beach” »
As I write this, it is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy. I have great interest in this as a student of military history. But this is not my Second World War blog, so why am I talking about this here? I actually find a helpful image in this for understanding the … Read More “D-Day and the Kingdom of God” »
Everyone knows that the United States and Great Britain invaded France at Normandy on D-Day. What people are less familiar with is that Canada also had its own beach. It could be argued that the Canadians at Juno Beach were the most successful of all the landings. You can learn more about this battle in … Read More “D-Day: Juno Beach” »
D-Day was the invasion of Normandy by the American and British, right? Actually the Canadians were there as well, not just to reinforce the British but to land on their own beach. The landing at Juno Beach was one of the great battles of World War Two. It has always been one of my pet … Read More “Juno Beach – Review” »
