Juno Beach, was the allied code name given to the 8km stretch of sand situated between Sword and Gold Beaches, close to the French towns of Coursealles-Sur-Mer, Berniers and St Aubin. The aim of the allied forces on D-Day, was to land, establish a beach head, "take" the Caen-Bayeux Road, before going on to capture the Caen -Carpiquet Airport to the West of Caen and then advance further in land. Although this was a joint allied invasion, no one should ever underestimate the high degree of Canadian involvement in the overall success of the D-Day landings in June 1944 and the subsequent battles that formed the Normandy Campaign. It is estimated that one in ten soldiers who landed that day was a Canadian! It is an interesting fact, that all three arms of the Canadian services played a crucial part at this critical time. On land and sea and in the air, around 14,000 Canadian personnel and their equipment, were to be found, fighting along side their allies and under the CANLOAN scheme, many had actually been integrated into British units too. Their success was celebrated, however at the end of the invasion, over 350 Canadians had been killed, a further 570 wounded and 50 taken Prisoner of War! Today, Juno Beach is a popular sea-side resort, however many wartime bunkers remain and there are several memorials to the units who fought there sixty years ago.