Léo Major
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Léo Major was a Canadian soldier who was the only Canadian and one of only three soldiers in the British Commonwealth to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal twice in separate wars.
Major in 1944
Leo Majorlaan (Léo Major Avenue) street sign in the Dutch city of Zwolle. The text reads: Canadian first liberator of Zwolle (1921–2008)
Monument dedicated to Léo Major, Lévis, Quebec
Léo Major's headstone at Last Post Fund National Field of Honour, Pointe-Claire, Canada
Operation Overlord
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Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was la
LSTs with barrage balloons deployed, unloading supplies on Omaha Beach for the breakout from Normandy
D-day assault routes into Normandy
Air plan for the Allied landing in Normandy
Remains of the concrete Mulberry harbour B (Gold) at Arromanches-les-Bains in Normandy, as seen out at sea and on the beach in 1990