Every August, the Canadian flag flies alongside French and British flags in the streets of Dieppe, France. This is because the city commemorates the anniversary of the second momentous and tragic day. World War.
Eighty years ago on Friday, more than 5,000 Canadian soldiers were sent to the coast to break through the occupied town by sea.
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- Old Gordon Fennell, a member of the Calgary Tank Regiment, returned this week to commemorate the battle in which more than 900 Canadians died. One of the few survivors of Operation Jubilee, one of the most famous and deadliest events in the whole world.
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Of the more than one million Canadians who served in the war, approximately 20,000 are still alive, with an average age of 95. Estimated. It is more important than ever to hear their stories and honor their sacrifices.
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