Major General R.F.L. Keller, (center) in Normandy, France, on D-Day; June 6, 1944.
   Major General Rodney Frederick Leopold Keller (2 October 1900 – 21 June 1954) was a notable Canadian Army officer who rose to divisional-level command in the Second World War. He commanded the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division which was assigned to take Juno Beach during the D-Day invasion.    


Commander talking to his men

Canadian soldiers landing on Juno beach in Normandy, France, from an LCA (Landing Craft Assault); June 1944.

Canadian landings

German soldiers surrendering to Canadian Forces in St. Lambert, France, on 19 August 1944.
   The village of Saint-Lambert (full name Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives) was the location of the final battle of the Normandy campaign of 1944. While often referred to as the Battle of the Falaise Gap, Saint-Lambert was the last village in the narrowing gap between the Canadians and Polish forces advancing southwards from Falaise and Trun, and the American and Free French forces pushing northwards from Argentan and Chambois. The capture of Saint-Lambert would finally close the gap, and trap tens of thousands of German troops in the Falaise pocket.