German soldiers inspect one of the Canadian Churchill tanks that penetrated the town of Dieppe during the disastrous raid in August 1942.  This tank was lucky to get off the beach as the cobble stones on the beach quickly tore the tank treds off the Canadian tanks when they tried to manuver.  This tank was from The Calgary Tank Regiment.  Most of the tank drivers at that time were prairie farm boys used to manuvering a tractor so were naturals for tanks.  Note the extended exhaust pipes on the back of the tank, this prevented the engine from being flooded on the run in from the landing craft.  Hopefully Bert put up a good fight before he went down.

Canadian tank being inspected by Germans

Personnel of the Royal Canadian Navy Beach Commando "W" landing on Mike Beach, Juno sector of the Normandy beachhead.  If we learn anything from these photos its "if a camera is pointing at you, smile, it may be the last thing you are remembered for".

Canadians landing on Mike Beach, Juno Sector

Caen , july 1944. Dad is second from right with white gun holster .
