Juno Beach

On the evening of the 5th of June, following a day's postponement due to poor weather conditions, Commodore Oliver's J Force cast off from ports in the vicinity of Southampton. A few hours later, the troops were due to land on Juno Beach. Aboard HMS Hilary , Commodore Oliver was in command of over 360 vessels of all sorts. They were accompanied by the naval bombardment E Force entrusted with the mission of destroying the coastal defences to facilitate Canadian progression...