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VeteransNEWS
Remembering D-Day
CANADA’S ROLEIN D-DAY
75thANNIVERSARY OFD-DAY
+ The Call for OffensivePreparation & Plan of Attack
Allies Attacked by Air, Sea and Land
Remembering the Sacrifice
Across the Channel
Breaking Down the Germans
and More...
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On June 6, 2019 it will mark the 75th year anniversary of D-Day. In 1944 on this day, Canadian Troops landed on the Beach at Normandy. 14,000 brave soldiers from Canada, would embark on a battle that would eventually achieve the liberation of Europe. The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, reinforced by the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Stormed against the mighty forces of the German army. They worked hard to push
past barricades and mines in order to secure (Juno) beach, on the outskirts of Bernières.
On D-Day 715 soldiers were wounded in battle and another 359 of them lost their lives. There was ultimately, more than 10,000 casualties of war on D-Day sustained by the Allied forces in total.
Canadian veterans all across the country will take part in honouring all Allied forces who fought during the Battle of Normandy during the 11 week offensive. We all will remember
One of the most memorable battles of the entire war, was the battles fought on D-Day in Normandy, France. Canadian service members would go on to play a crucial role in the war efforts, in order for the Allies to gain success. They helped open the way into Germany from the West. The success they got would come with a terrible price to pay, as Canada would suffer many casualties at a greater
During the Second World War, Canadians worked hard to do their part in helping the Allied Forces Gain victory over the Germans.
Canadians remember the Battle of Normandy and D-Day, marking the 75th Year Anniversary
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At that time Germany has succeeded in taking over most of Western Europe, by the springtime in 1940. This was in just the first few months at the beginning of World War Two. The only thing that divided the German forces from reaching Great Britain, was a slim part of the sea called the English Channel. But the British managed to hold out. Not far away, countries
that the Germans took over on the continent suffered greatly at the hand of their enemies during the following years to come. Heavy casualties were sustained due to the allied invasion at Dieppe on the French coast, which took place in August of 1942. The Canadian troops seemed to be hit the worst by this battle.
The allies used the term D-Day to refer to the day the invading attack was to begin. The exact date that they were to deploy, was not always known for sure. The term was used in many planning operations throughout the war. The term is now generally used for referring to the battle of the Allied invasion on June 6th, 1944 of Normandy.
Canada aided the allies in many hard battles during world war two, but the most well known contribution was during the battle of Normandy. Out of all the conflicts that Canada would take part in, their most important role that they played there would be instrumental in eventually winning the war overall.
CANADA’S ROLE IN D-DAY
the 50,000 brave soldiers who died during that time. Some Veterans from the second world war will also be in Normandy, as well as Britain to take part in ceremonies that will be held there and be honoured.
On June 6th, 2019 will be a day of honouring the memories of these brave soldiers, which marks the 75th Anniversary of these events. Make sure to take the time on this day, to remember their sacrifice.
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the next year.
The American launched an amphibious invasion with the likes and size that had never been seen before. It was led by Supreme Commander General Dwight Eisenhower. The code-name
for this operation was called “Operation Overlord”
Taking control of the battle of the Atlantic, as the Allies worked their way through Italy during the Battle of Ortona. At this time the Soviets were fighting back the Nazi’s in the East, in Russia. Their leader Joseph Stalin had been for years pressuring the U.S and British for some help liberating France in the west from the Germans. This finally happened in 1943 when agreed to begin an invasion in
Battle of the Atlantic:Since 1939 Canada participated in the fight against Germany . It wasn’t until the year 1944, where the advantage had shifted into the allies favor.
THE CALL FOR OFFENSIVE
Slowly but surely the tides would turn as allied forces would push back the enemy insurgence in North Africa, and then on the Eastern Front in Italy. They also began to win over the skies over Europe as well as over the Atlantic ocean. But the war would ultimately have to be won by fighting the Germans on land in the Western parts of Europe. Finally in 1944 the Allies
would decide to bring the fight to them in a powerful operation, known today as D-Day.
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who were captured, wounded or killed totaled around 3,369. The allies did not want to have a repeat of this mistake.
Along the French side of the English Channel, the Germans had been littered with miles and miles of fortifications. It was seemingly impenetrable. It became known to the allies as the “Atlantic Wall”. The German fortifications overlooked the beaches and coastline, which were heavily laid with traps and obstacles such as land mines, barbed wire, barricades and ditches in order to stop and obstruct
the efforts by the invading allied armies.
A harbour was required in France in order to resupply the force for the invasion to be successful. It was decided that an assault on such a well defended port would be a mistake. This was due, because of what happened a few years earlier in 1942, when a raid on the French port of Dieppe was considered unsuccessful, because of the heavy casualties that were sustained. Were the number of Canadians
It took more than a year of secretly planning and preparations for the attack. The intended target would be the beaches of Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord. D-Day was an immense military undertaking, the likes that the world had never seen before. The plan was to train for an all out attack, by land, air and sea.. The mass build up of equipment and supplies were underway.
PREPARATION & PLAN OF ATTACK
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Adolf Hitler, himself called the massive occupied area “Fortress Europe”. Thousands of German Nazi troops covered the area, protected by concrete bunkers and armed with anti-tank fortifications and other artillery.
The allies decided that surprise attack would become their greatest weapon. They knew that they would be facing many obstacles in the fight against the Germans. Who were led by a legendary General, by the name of Irwin Rommel. They realized that to undertake such a feat, there would need to be much planning and secrecy in order for them to succeed.
The Germans had to know that an invasion was eventually coming for them. They just lacked the details of the how, where and when it was to come.
Everything had to be just right in order for the allies to attack, which included favorable weather and ocean tides... Even the phase of the moon was taken into account, when they considered their preparations for the oncoming invasion in France.
Pas de Calais was west of the Belgian border on the French coastline was a likely point of attack. It offered the quickest route into Germany, by way of a small distance across the English Channel. This is where the Germans would be likely expecting the attack from.
The allies suspected this, so they optioned to set their sights on a place called Normandy, located to the further west. With a mission to deploy armoured units, 6 infantry divisions as well as 156,000 soldiers onto 5 beaches across 100km of coastline, to push behind enemy lines.
The invasion was supposed to happen on June 5th, but due to intense bad weather conditions, the strike was put off until early the next morning. That was the when D-Day began.
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Using information that the Allies painstakingly collected over the months before the attack, they constructed detailed plans, maps, photographs and models of the beaches that they planned to invade. These aids helped the soldiers plan while they waited in their camps. Laying out important landmarks layouts of the Normandy coastlines. Even showing places like houses, churches and more, in order to well prepare the soldiers for the impending attack when the time came. This helped them know what awaited them , as well as better understand their objectives.
A member of the Canadian Armed forces by the name of Ernest Adolphe Côté was largely responsible for supplying provisions and logistics for around 15,000 men. He was a lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Canadian Armed Forces. He reported details about the execution of the administrative plans and their preparation directly to the commander, all details regarding the operations underway by the
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Calais. This worked at drawing their attention away from the real invasion efforts in the Southwest of England. The area was totally sealed off by
the military, in order to maintain the secrecy they needed for the operation to be a success.
The allies used cunning tricks on the German army, in order to ensure their success. To keep their invasion plans a secret from the Nazi’s, The allies went so far as to create fake military battalions of trucks, tanks and other equipment made of wood and paper maché, stationed in the Southeast of England, in order to make the German army believe the invasion was coming by way of Pas de
The allies work diligently to deceive the enemy with the spread of false information, that was deliberately leaked to the Germans. This included fake details regarding where the attack would take place from.
ALLIED DECEPTION
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The Allies also laid secret pipelines under the water on the ocean floor, so they could easily transfer much needed fuel to their troops, once they
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They were called “Mulberry harbours” and were put into place as docking facilities that were portable to move, in order to move their cargo and transport ships across the water and into France.
The British took large barge pieces at Gold Beach and built a form of floating harbours from them, in order to help make their way across the Channel..
ACROSS THE CHANNEL
Young men like lieutenant Fred Moar, from the North Shore Regiment of New Brunswick. He spent a year in intense training, stationed in England and Scotland, yet he still had no real
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Many of the men who would fight in the invasion at Juno Beach as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, actually had little or no experience in combat situations.
Canadian troops that attacked on Normandy were mostly young of age and not experienced in battle situations. That did not stop them from holding their own against some of the best forces from Germany.
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In the year of 1944 the Battle of Normandy began. Starting with the landings on D-Day on the 6th of June, it continued on to August 21st, when at Falaise, the German army was eventually surrounded. It became to be known as some of Canada’s greatest feats of war.
The Battle of Normandy and Canada’s role in it , played a crucial part in the events that led to winning of World War 2.
During the Allied invasion of Normandy, Canada supplied soldiers, airmen and sailors, who participated in the operation, which were pivotal in its success. This battle of Normandy was also known as “Operation Overlord”.
On D-Day almost 150,000 allied fighters either parachuted or landed by boat on the beaches of Normandy, participating in the invasion, in order
They moved onto the Normandy coast that went on for around 80 km. The allied nations were assigned different beaches as their zones of attack. The United Kingdom was to move on code-named “Sword Beach”, United Kingdom and France would take “Gold Beach”. The Americans would undertake the invasion at “Omaha and Utah Beaches” and Canada would attack on “Juno Beach”.
D-Day took place on the 6th of June, 1944, regardless of unfavorable weather and conditions that they endured. It was a day that Canada, as well as the other allied nations participated in a series of events that made history.
Beginning of Battle
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to free Western Europe from being occupied by the Nazi Empire. It was a very bloody and devastating battle with heavy losses on both sides.
Getting through the enemy fortress that the enemy Germans had fortified with hard to penetrate defensive positions, would be extremely difficult. All along the coast of Europe, which extended Spain to Scandinavia. France was were the allied forces had to take over and establish position, this was in order to gain a foothold in the fight.
It would be no easy task for the allies to overtake such a enemy stronghold. They had to also consider what would happen in case of their defeat at the battle of Normandy. There must be some way that they could possibly evacuate the soldiers in great numbers, in case they had to retreat. They knew that there would be a large number of
casualties, whether they won or lost on that day in any case. But if they did manage to become successful on D-Day, it could turn the tides of the whole war. They would be able to establish a very important position, pushing into Western Europe in the efforts to liberate the occupation by the enemy, after years of struggle against their oppressors.
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bomber plains from the RCAF.
Paratroopers were deployed in waves by flying gliders and aircrafts across the Normandy countryside. Many of the paratroopers missed their marked targets, because they were bombarded by heavy gunfire from anti-aircraft weapons.
Sadly many of these men died before getting to complete their mission, in large part because of the Germans flooding the fields where they were to land, causing them to drown.
Canadians sent a battalion of paratroopers along with three battalions of American and British paratroopers to attack behind enemy lines in order to flank the enemy during the force of the invasion. D-Day was the largest invasion ever attempted in history by sea. Over 14,000 Canadian forces advanced onto France, as well as 110 Navy Warships, 10,000 sailors as well as 15 fighter and fighter-
Some of the first of the Canadian troops to actually engage the enemy on D-Day, was the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. It consisted of over 450 men, who bravely jumped from planes and made their way inland towards the enemy. It all happened early in the morning, just before the break of dawn on the 6th of June. They did their part to make way for the roughly 14,000 Canadian soldier to land on shore in just a few hours time.
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A man named Jan de Vries, who was part of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, was said to be pushed so far off course from his target, that it took him all night to find his way back
through the dark, back to the coast where he was to meet up with the rest of his Battalion. all along the way he had to avoid the enemy German soldiers that were patrolling the area.
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A number of planes from the RCAF were part of the attack consisting of around 4,000 Bomber and some 3,700 fighter planes. During the D-Day operation they worked on striking against the German defenses along the shoreline as well as the many targets that the Germans had located inland.
It took many missions in the time leading up to D-Day, in order for them to accomplish this feat. Also working on disrupting the Germans transport lines, which they heavily relied upon.
Without the aid of the allied warplanes the invasion at Normandy would have never been possible. They had helped clear the way for the troops to eventually force their way onto the beaches and overtake the Germans defenses.
ATTACK BY AIR
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“Operation Neptune” was the code-name for the assault by sea phase of the battle. It had 284 major combat ships, Royal Canadian Destroyer ships and other supporting vessels taking part. They bombarded the beaches and shoreline with their shells , in order to clear the way for the troops to land there , as well as fire on German defenses.
Naval vessels of all types undertook the operation during D-Day, numbering around 7,000.
NAVAL STRIKE
Canada advanced along the coastline close to daybreak. Many of the young soldiers were overwhelmed by awesome power of it all.
The first waves landing crafts descended upon the beaches only after an Arial bombardment commenced by the Naval ships onto the German defenses along the shoreline. The landing crafts were jam packed with soldiers with anticipation of the impending attack.. Often the soldiers were already sea sick, by the time they had reached the shores. The attacking soldiers met with heavy resistance, despite the Arial bombardment that took place before they had arrived. The enemy barricades would withstand the Arial assault, resulting in the invasion
meeting heavy force as they landed ashore on the beaches. The men had to work their way through chest high water before they even reached the beach, and many lost their lives in the water as they failed to evade the cascade of bullets that came towards them.
The most severe resistance that was met was on Omaha beach. The American soldiers tried their hardest to make their way across a vast area of
Canadians forces launched an assault on a beach named code Juno. The British forces would assault on beaches, Sword and Gold, while the Americans would attack two beaches under the code-names Omaha and Utah.An armada of ships numbering around 6,900, that included 110 Warships from
The 2nd. Canadian Armoured Brigade and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, would then make their assault on “Juno Beach”. These brave men were combined military units from all over Canada.
BEACH ATTACK
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sand, only to have to scale high bluffs that followed after that. They were gunned down in large numbers trying to accomplish this. Before they had finally succeeded in their objection in securing the location, over 2,000 of them were wounded or killed in the fight. Some say that the sand was stained red with blood from the casualties that were sustained on that day.
Canadians suffered 1,074 casualties on D-Day, 359 of them lost their lives. In total over 10,000 casualties of war were felt by allied soldiers during that invasion.
Many French civilians were killed as the bombs and bullets fell upon the villages along the seaside. There were also hundreds of Germans that were killed on that day as well.
Those Canadians managed to achieve success in taking control of “Juno Beach”, also making their way farther inland than any of the other 155,000 allies during the June 6th operation in 1944.
The allied forces ultimately failed to reach their targets inland during the D-Day invasion, but the beaches at Normandy were finally secured by them. This was very important in allowing the allied to move their troops, supplies, tanks as well as their artillery on shore, in order to continue the fight forward against the enemy.
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of Normandy. 209,000 casualties of the war were caused to the Allies.. Canadians alone suffered 18,700, and 5,000 of them lost their lives in the fight.
Their hard fought victory would ultimately come at a great cost, especially to Canadian Armed Forces. They had the highest number of casualties, out of all the British Army Divisions during the Normandy operation.
D-Day resulted in around 359 deaths of Canadian soldiers, then over the next two and a half months during the campaign in Normandy even more than 5,000 would parish in total. We left behind many good men to be buried in Canadian Cemeteries
Bény-sur-Mer and Bretteville-sur-Laize in France. They are beautiful places, and we remember those men as true heroes. As many as 13,000 of our soldiers returned home wounded from the war that took place in Normandy. It was an experience these men would not only feel The effects physically in their bodies, but also deep within their minds for a very long time afterwards.
By air the RCAF sent squadrons of 15 fighter and fighter - bomber plains into the fight.
There were more than 10,000 casualties to allied fighters in this battle. 1.074 of them were Canadians, about 359 had lost their lives by the end of the Battle
At Juno Beach 14,000 Canadians fought. Also 110 ships from the Royal Canadian Navy holding 10,000 sailors.
By The END of D-DAY
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It also continued on for the Canadian Armed Forces, as they fought on in Rhineland, Scheldt as well as the Netherlands. During this allied offensive, the Canadians would be a crucial element in defeating the enemy, and claiming victory over the Germans in 1945, on may 8th.
Operation D-Day and the Battle of Normandy would only be the start of an 11 month long fought war that raged on in the Northwest of Europe.
The END of D-DAY WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING
The plan was to then move inland to a strategic position in the city of Caen. This was a place of transport and communications, that was vital to the mission.
These targets made up about 8km area of coastline. The soldiers had to force their way through heavy enemy gunfire, in order to set up a crucial defensive foothold against the Germans.
The mission was to move onto villages of Bernières-sur-Mer, Graye-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer.
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Yet the fight to ultimately liberate France from the Germans, was not over. The Canadians took heavy repeated casualties in the days that came after that, from the elite German 12th SS Panzer Division. They were truly a force to be reckoned with, under the command of well experienced German officers and their ruthless tactics. Canadians would fight the next month
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It was very intense combat that they had to endure through in the villages of Buron, Carpiquet and Authie. It was very hard, but still the Canadians would not give up. The bloody battles they faced there would stick in the minds of veterans of that war for the rest of their lives.
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The battles still raged on to the South of the city in the countryside. The clouds of dust and blistering heat made the fight a grueling one. Canada pressed on despite this and marched forward to Verrières Ridge. It took them many attempts to take it over. This bloody battle caused a large number of men to become wounded, and also cost the lives of many.
With the help from the British, the Canadians finally conquered the city of Caen on the 9th and 10th of July that year.
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They also targeted many enemy sites on the ground in support of the troops
Support by the Canadian Navy continued on in the efforts to keep the enemy at bay, by disrupting the enemy shipping lanes and clearing their warplanes out of the sky in the area.
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By August 21st, the Canadians would finally achieve this goal. It took them much effort through the chaos of the battle and eventually captured many German soldiers, numbering in the tens of thousands. Paris was finally free from the clutches of the German army on August 25th, 1944. This would signal the end of the allied campaign in Normandy, France.
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Forcing the Germans to flee to the East. In the opposite direction of the Allied invasion. The Canadians had to press on closing the distance in Falaise, which happened in the middle of August. This was done in an effort to cut off the retreat by the enemy German troops.
The German defenses in France finally began to break down, thanks to help from the Americans in the West of Normandy.
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Those that served and continue to serve for our nation should be remembered for their achievements and sacrifices that they have made for all of us. Not just in times of conflict,
but their duty during times of peace, as well. Help preserve their legacy, by participating in remembrance day activities.
There was over one million men and woman who fought and served in that war. More than 45,000 of them would pay the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives for the cause. The brave soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, did so in the name of peace and freedom, not only just for them and their families but for all people everywhere.
We hold a great pride as Canadians, for the hard fought efforts our fellow countrymen put forth in World War Two. We all must make sure we remember this event and the sacrifice that was made, even after many decades later.
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Brother Lionel Toupin was a fighter pilot during Second World War. At 17, Joyce wanted to join him. She had to wait a year until she was 18 and then pass rigorous physical requirements to be accepted.
She left school to join the Royal Canadian Airforce. She was a wireless operator and part of Precision Squad. She was stationed in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. She also met her husband, David John Latendre, who was her commander.
After they married, they settled in Garson, Ontario where Dave joined Inco as a miner and they raised ten children. Mining was dangerous in those days before unions and health and safety. They survived. Joyce could feed an army of hungry kids with one chicken.
Once all of the children were in school, she returned to school, graduating at the top of her class as a Registered Nursing Assistant in the days when they gave injections and medication.
She was a role model as a strong, independent, self sufficient woman and a great mother. She did what was necessary because it had to be done.
She was a loyal Montreal Canadians fan. She loved camping and fishing. After her husband had passed away, she and her best friend and sister in law, Vera Latendre, shared travels down south, out east, out west, and even to England. The were the dynamic duo.
She helped her children raise 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She was an extremely proud grandma.
She was also very proud to be a Legion Branch 336 member and participated in all the functions. She was most proud of representing the Silver Cross Mother each year on Remembrance Day. Even though a veteran, she lost her beloved brother Lionel in a bombing run during the Second World War. He was never found.
Joyce enjoyed each day, staying in her own home, making her own meals and savouring a glass of white wine.
Joyce passed peacefully on December 27, 2018 with all of her children with her. She will be missed by her huge loving family.
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Lakeside Legion Manor(780) 449-3813495 Woodbridge Way, Sherwood Park, AB. T8A 4P1
Royal Canadian Legion(613) 838-2644
6430 Ottawa St, Richmond, ON. K0A 2Z0
Branch #625Royal Canadian Legion
(905) 640-1714150 Mostar St. Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON. L4A 0Y2
Branch #459
Veterans Villa(780) 435-20965210 - 106 St NW, Edmonton, AB. T6H 2S9
Royal Canadian Legion(613) 830-9984
800 Taylor Creek Dr. Orléans, ON. K4A 0Z9
Branch #632Royal Canadian Legion
(905) 884-7030233 Centre St. E. Richmond Hill, ON. L4C 1A7
Branch #375
Royal Canadian Legion(867) 979-6215
Iqaluit, NU. X0A 0H0Branch #168
Royal Canadian Legion(613) 829-4609
4026 Old Richmond Rd. Nepean, ON. K2R 1H7
Branch #593Royal Canadian Legion
(416) 292-6125100 Salome Dr. Scarborough, ON. M1S 1X4
Branch #614
Royal Canadian Legion(905) 277-2902
456 Hensall Cir, Mississauga, ON. L5A 1X7
Branch #582
Royal Canadian Legion(519) 776-8247
103 Talbot St. N, Essex, ON. N8M 2C3
Branch #201Royal Canadian Legion
(519) 336-2841286 Front St. N. Sarnia, ON. N7T 5S7
Branch #62
Royal Canadian Legion(905) 278-1705
35 Front St N, Mississauga, ON. L5H 2E1
Branch #82
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 282-3336
26 Phipps St. Gore Bay, ON. P0P 1H0
Branch #514Royal Canadian Legion
(416) 465-0120243 Coxwell Ave. Toronto, ON. M4L 3B4
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Streetsville Overseas Veterans’ Club Royal Canadian Legion
(905) 826-8672101 Church St, Mississauga, ON. L5M 1M6
Branch #139
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 368-2661
15 Vankoughnet St. E. Little Current, ON. P0P 1K0
Branch #177Royal Canadian Legion
(416) 699-13539 Dawes Rd. Toronto, ON. M4C 5A8
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Royal Canadian Legion(519) 669-2932
11 First St E, Elmira, ON. N3B 2E3
Branch #469
Royal Canadian Legion(416) 425-1714
1240 Woodbine Ave. East York, ON. M4C 4E4
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Royal Canadian Legion(613) 725-2778
391 Richmond Rd, Ottawa, ON. K2A 1Y8
Branch #480
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 566-9661
1553 Weller St. Sudbury, ON. P3B 1K9
Branch #76 (Bar)Royal Canadian Legion
(416) 691-20151577 Kingston Rd. Scarborough, ON. M1N 1S3
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Royal Canadian Legion(613) 591-3335
86 Aird Pl, Kanata, ON. K2L 0A1
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 522-6060
2200 Long Lake Rd. Sudbury, ON. P3E 5H1
Branch #564Royal Canadian Legion
(416) 783-13501-A Ramsden Rd. York, ON. M6E 3X6
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Royal Canadian Legion(613) 233-7292
330 Kent St, Ottawa, ON. K2P 2A6
Branch #351
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 693-2114
66 Edison Rd. Falconbridge, ON. P0M 1S0
Branch #336Royal Canadian Legion
(416) 292-612581 Peard Rd. East York, ON. M4B 1T8
Branch #345
Royal Canadian Legion(613) 236-1575
1940B Bank St, Ottawa, ON. K1V 8B1
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Royal Canadian Legion(905) 845-6271
36 Upper Middle Rd. E. Oakville, ON. L6H 7M1
Branch #114Royal Canadian Legion
(613) 548-4570734 Montreal St. Kingston, ON. K7K 3J4
Branch #560
Royal Canadian Legion(613) 749-7551
294 Cyr Ave, Vanier, ON. K1L 7N7
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 456-2531
1017 Robinson St. Belle Ewart, ON. L0L 1C0
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1553 Weller St. Sudbury, ON. P3B 1K9
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 589-3003
16 Young St. Capreol, ON. P0M 1H0
Branch #179
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 264-5811
32 Mountjoy St. N. Timmins, ON. P4N 4V6
Branch #88Royal Canadian Legion
(604) 737-10332020 W. 6th Ave. Vancouver, BC. V6J 1R9
Branch #178
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 693-2114
66 Edison Rd. Falconbridge, ON. P0M 1S0
Branch #336
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 522-6060
2200 Long Lake Rd. Sudbury, ON. P3E 5H1
Branch #564Royal Canadian Legion
(604) 738-11203679 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC. V6R 2B8
Branch #142
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 855-9411
3532-3524 Errington Ave. Chelmsford, ON. P0M 1L0
Branch #553
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 235-3010
46 Legion Drive. South Porcupine, ON. P0N 1H0
Branch #287Royal Canadian Legion
(604) 879-35512655 Main St. Vancouver, BC. V5T 3E7
Branch #177
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 966-2387
3 St James St. Onaping, ON. P0M 2R0
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 842-2418
18 Algoma St. Thessalon, ON. P0R 1L0
Branch #182Royal Canadian Legion
(604) 253-11812205 Commercial Dr. Vancouver, BC. V5N 4B6
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Royal Canadian Legion705-753-0921
201 River St. Sturgeon Falls, ON. P2B 1T4
Branch #225 Royal Canadian Legion(306) 244-7575
606 Spadina Crescent. W. Saskatoon, SK. S7M 1P1
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580 - 18th St. West. Vancouver, BC. V7V 3V7
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 865-2522
320 Imperial St. S. Massey, ON. P0P 1P0
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3021 Louise St. Saskatoon, SK. S7J 3L1
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Royal Canadian Legion(604) 874-8510
1410 Kootenay St. Vancouver, BC. V5K 4R1
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 356-7471
27 Hawkins St. Blind River, ON. P0R 1B0
Branch #189 Royal Canadian Legion(306) 463-4171
118 2 Ave. E. Kindersley, SK. S0L 1S0
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2229 Maple St. Vancouver, BC. V6J 3T5
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 848-2712
10 Alberta Rd. Elliot Lake, ON. P5A 1Z6
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239 -1 Ave. NE. Swift Current, SK. S9H 2B3
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Royal Canadian Legion(250) 754-8128
1630 E. Wellington Rd. Nanaimo, BC. V9S 5P8
Branch #256
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 844-2723
5 Brennan Harbour Rd. Spanish, ON. P0P 2A0
Branch #576 Royal Canadian Legion(306) 522-2676
1820 Cornwall St. Regina, SK. S4P 2K2
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Royal Canadian Legion(250) 753-4442
129 Harewood Rd. Nanaimo, BC. V9R 2Y9
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Royal Canadian Legion(705) 256-2941
96 Great Northern Rd. Sault Ste. Marie, ON. P6B 4Y5
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1400 La Ronge Ave. La Ronge, SK. S0J 1L0
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Royal Canadian Legion(250) 390-2841
7227 Lantzville Rd. Lantzville, BC. V0R 2H0
Branch #257
Markham District Veterans Association (905) 294-31597 Washington St. Markham, ON. L3P 2R3
Royal Canadian Legion(250) 495-7447
8310 - 78 Ave. Osoyoos, BC. V0H 1V0
Branch #173
Royal Canadian Legion(604) 485-4870
6811 Alexander St. Powell River, BC. V8A 2A9
Branch #164
Royal Canadian Legion(705) 869-1711
370 Annette St. Espanola, ON. P5E 1J8
Branch #39 Royal Canadian Legion(604) 568-4130
1407 Laburnum St. Vancouver, BC. V6J 3W4
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4896 Delta St. Delta, BC. V4K 2K6
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Royal Canadian Legion(604) 943-0232
22 -1835 56 St. Delta, BC. V4L 2L8
Branch #289Royal Canadian Legion
(250) 785-391710103 - 105 Ave. Fort St. John, BC. V1J 2M4
Branch #102Kingsway Legion
(780) 425-865414339 - 50 St. NW. Edmonton, AB. T5A 0S9
Branch #175
Royal Canadian Legion(604) 535-1080
2643 - 128th St. Surrey, BC. V4A 3W6
Branch #240Royal Canadian Legion
(604) 278-642311131 Bridgeport Rd. Richmond, BC. V6X 1T3
Branch #291Legion Greater Edmonton Poppy Fund (780) 423-396510720 - 101 St. NW. Edmonton, AB. T5H 2S3
Royal Canadian Legion(604) 581-3441
10767 King George Blvd. Surrey, BC. V3T 2C5
Branch #229Royal Canadian Legion
(250) 622-2917812 - 3 Ave. W. Prince Rupert, BC. V8J 1M6
Branch #27Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 458-33306 Tache St, St. Albert, AB. T8N 2S4
Branch #271
Royal Canadian Legion(604) 524-1151
631 - 6th St. New Westminster, BC. V3L 3C1
Branch #2Royal Canadian Legion
(250) 423-6218551 - 1st Ave. Fernie, BC. V0B 1M0
Branch #36Morinville Legion(780) 939-446410120 - 101 Ave. Morinville, AB. T8R 1A6
Royal Canadian Legion(250) 762-4117
1380 Bertram St. Kelowna, BC. V1Y 2G1
Branch #26Royal Canadian Legion
(902) 463-105054 King St. Dartmouth, NS. B2Y 2R5
Branch #31
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 998-3466
9964 - 93 Ave. Fort Saskatchewan, AB. T8L 1N4
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Royal Canadian Legion(250) 768-4330
#6, 2525 Dobbin Rd. West. Kelowna, BC. V4T 2G1
Branch #288Royal Canadian Legion
(902) 462-2910703 Main St. Dartmouth, NS. B2W 3T6
Branch #160
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 963-9232
4902 - 44 Ave. Stony Plain, AB. T7Z 1V5
Branch #256
Royal Canadian Legion(250) 374-1742
425 Lansdowne St. Kamloops, BC. V2C 1Y2
Branch #52Leduc Legion
(780) 986-14555014 - 49 St. Leduc, AB. T9E 7H6Branch #108
Royal Canadian Legion(250) 672-5913
4673 Shaver Rd. Barrière, BC. V0E 1E0
Branch #242Royal Canadian Legion
(902) 465-37001341 Main Rd. Eastern Passage, NS. B3G 1M4
Branch #164
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 962-4598
215 McLeod Ave. Spruce Grove, AB. T7X 0G2
Branch #281
Royal Canadian Legion(604) 574-5300
17567 - 57 Ave. Surrey, BC. V3S 1G8
Branch #6 Royal Canadian Legion(709) 466-783929 Legion Rd. Clarenville, NL. A5A 1J7
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2810 Bremner Ave. Red Deer, AB. T4R 1M9
Branch #35
Royal Canadian Legion(604) 856-5423
26607 Fraser Hwy. Aldergrove, BC. V4W 3L1
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9020 - 51 Ave. NW. Edmonton, AB. T6E 5X4
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Royal Canadian Legion(403) 269-5548
116 7 Ave. SE. Calgary, AB. T2G 0H5
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Royal Canadian Legion(604) 531-2422
2290 - 152 St. Surrey, BC. V4A 4N9
Branch #8 Norwood Legion(780) 479-4277
11150 - 82 St. NW. Edmonton, AB. T5B 2V1
Branch #178
Centennial Calgary Legion(403) 255-5772
9202 Horton Rd. SW. Calgary, AB. T2V 2X4
Branch #285
Royal Canadian Legion(250) 494-2301
14205 Rosedale Ave. Summerland, BC. V0H 1Z5
Branch #22 Jasper Place Legion(780) 483-1959
10427 - 174 St. NW. Edmonton, AB. T5S 1H1
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Alberta NWT Command Legion (403) 685-88202828 - 28 St. SW. Calgary, AB. T3E 2J3
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 932-2011
114 Fifth Ave. Cochrane, AB. T4C 1A5
Branch #15Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 660-3222415 - 5 St. S. Three Hills, AB. T0M 2A0
Branch #92
North Calgary Legion(403) 283-5264
1918 Kensington Rd. NW. Calgary, AB. T2N 3R5
Branch #000Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 782-64415138 - 49 St. Lacombe, AB. T4L 1J2
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Main St. Trochu, AB. T0M 2C0Branch #98
Chapelhow Legion(403) 276-1775
606 - 38 Ave. NE. Calgary, AB. T2E 8J9
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(403) 887-26014916 - 50 Ave. Sylvan Lake, AB. T4S 1C9
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(403) 762-255092 Banff Ave. Banff, AB. T1L 1A4Branch #26
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 272-5585
755 - 40 St. SE. Calgary, AB. T2A 5G3
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(403) 227-36225108 - 49 Ave. Innisfail, AB. T4G 1R1
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(403) 652-372325 - 8 Ave. SE. High River, AB. T1V 1E8
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Royal Canadian Legion(403) 284-1161
2020 - 15 St. NW. Calgary, AB. T2M 3N8
Branch #152Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 783-40763911 AB-2A, Ponoka, AB. T4J 1M1
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(403) 933-4600121 Sunset Blvd. East. Turner Valley, AB. T0L 2A0
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Royal Canadian Legion(403) 280-4264
1107 - 33 St. NE. #5, Calgary, AB. T2A 6T2
Branch #286Royal Canadian Legion(403) 746-25705027 - 51 Ave. Eckville, AB. T0M 0X0
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 664-3641
207 - 5 Ave. E. Oyen, AB. T0J 2J0Branch #208
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 223-3822
5205 - 48 Ave. Taber, AB. T1G 1S8
Branch #20Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 843-24645019 - 50 St. Rimbey, AB. T0C 2J0
Branch #36Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 349-404610004 - 106 St. Westlock, AB. T7P 2K4
Branch #97
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 327-6644
324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge, AB. T1J 3L7
Branch #4Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 788-22225015 - 50 Ave. Mirror, AB. T0B 3C0
Branch #189Royal Canadian Legion
(306) 825-25214505 - 49 Ave. Lloydminster, SK. S9V 0H9
Branch #39
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 867-3912
304 - 1 St. E, Foremost, AB. T0K 0X0
Branch #225Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 749-32882024 - 22 Ave. Delburne, AB. T0M 0V0
Branch #142Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 835-244210315 - 110 St. Fairview, AB. T0H 1L0
Branch #84
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 845-6948
4911 - 49 St. Rocky Mountain House, AB. T4T 1C2
Branch #8Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 722-33305116 - 49 St. Caroline, AB. T0M 0M0
Branch #177Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 743-23299317 Huggard St. Fort McMurray, AB. T9H 1C4
Branch #165
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 527-7184
702 - 2 St. SE. Medicine Hat, AB. T1A 0E1
Branch #17Royal Canadian Legion
(403) 742-24045010 - 51 St. Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0
Branch #59Royal Canadian Legion(780) 674-27035026 - 51 St. Barrhead, AB. T7N 1G5
Royal Canadian Legion Ladies (403) 526-7548PO Box 517 Lcd 1, Medicine Hat, AB. T1A 7G5
Royal Canadian Legion(403) 934-5119
230 - 2 Ave. Strathmore, AB. T1P 1K1
Branch #10Royal Canadian Legion(780) 753-20255024 - 48 St. Provost, AB. T0B 3S0
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Royal Canadian Legion(780) 842-3640
1030 - 2 Ave. Wainwright, AB. T9W 1K7
Branch #29Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 846-29734922 - 50 Ave. Kitscoty, AB. T0B 2P0
Branch #158Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 663-37705121 - 50 St. Ryley, AB. T0B 4A0Branch #195
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 656-3630
4612 McDougall Dr. Smoky Lake, AB. T0A 3C0
Branch #227Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 778-36664928 - 51 Ave. Whitecourt, AB. T7S 1N8
Branch #44Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 453-4254426 Osborne St. Winnipeg, MB. R3L 2A3
Branch #252
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 645-1828
4925 - 49 Ave. St. Paul, AB. T0A 3A0
Branch #100Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 352-26625003 - 52 Ave. Wetaskiwin, AB. T9A 0W9
Branch #86Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 774-14921613 Logan Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R3E 1S7
Branch #2
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 632-3900
5037 - 52 Ave. Vegreville, AB. T9C 1M2
Branch #39Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 672-33256002 - 50 Ave. Camrose, AB. T4V 0J9
Branch #57Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 233-2329134 Marion St. Winnipeg, MB. R2H 0T4
Branch #43
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 372-3595
5115 - 50 St. Bashaw, AB. T0B 0H0
Branch #38Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 332-47855011 - 49 Ave. Grimshaw, AB. T0H 1W0
Branch #253Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 957-0803227 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R3B 0S4
Branch #119
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 689-3845
5019 - 3 St. Boyle, AB. T0A 0M0Branch #169
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 622-4248
200 - 1 St. Fox Creek, AB. T0H 1P0
Branch #280Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 667-4538920 Nairn Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R2L 0X8
Branch #9
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 826-3159
5112 - 52 Ave. Bonnyville, AB. T9N 2B1
Branch #183Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 675-21734803 - 48 St. Athabasca, AB. T9S 1R3
Branch #103Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 646-2851MB-6, St. Laurent, MB. R0C 2S0Branch #250
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 356-203610212 - 100 Ave. Hythe, AB. T0H 2C0
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 623-4334
10101 Churchill Dr. Lac la Biche, AB. T0A 2C0
Branch #28Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 888-27671755 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R3J 0E6
Branch #4
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 849-3769
400 Main St. NW. Slave Lake, AB. T0G 2A1
Branch #110Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 656-36304612 McDougall Dr. Smoky Lake, AB. T0A 3C0
Branch #227Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 338-32661748 Main St. Winnipeg, MB. R2V 1Z5
Branch #30
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 865-3116250 Pembina Ave. Hinton, AB. T7V 2B4
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 985-33254815 - 47 St. Calmar, AB. T0C 0V0
Royal Canadian Legion(204) 284-8027
1125 Pembina Hwy. Winnipeg, MB. R3T 2A3
Branch #90
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 532-3110
9912 - 101 Ave. Grande Prairie, AB. T8V 0X8
Branch #54Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 727-38794823 - 50 St. Evansburg, AB. T0E 0T0
Branch #196Royal Canadian Legion
(204) 772-2751626 Sargent Ave. Winnipeg, MB. R3E 0A3
Branch #1
Royal Canadian Legion(780) 827-2364
2400 Pine Plaza, Grande Cache, AB. T0E 0Y0
Branch #278Royal Canadian Legion
(780) 987-33566 Huron St. Devon, AB. T9G 1G3Branch #247
Royal Canadian Legion(204) 728-5026
560 - 13 St. E. Brandon, MB. R7A 7C1
Branch #3
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