
A chronology of Canada’s participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy
OTTAWA — A short chronology of Canada’s participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy:
May 1943: Allies make final decision to invade. Initial invasion date May 1, 1944, then June 4, 1944.
Summer of 1943: Canadians train for assault in Scotland and England.