June 6
1813: British defeat American army at Stoney Creek, Upper Canada
1944: D-Day, Canadian casualties are described as "light"; 340 killed, 574 wounded, 47 captured
1944: NORMANDY LANDING
1944: NORTH-WEST EUROPE 194-45, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 5 May 45)
1944: R.R.C. - based in Toronto. Served in England and France - parachuted in to France.
1945: Lt. Andre van Kerre Broeck- de Sonneville Belgian Army/Resistance fighter/Dutch-French Connection walks back to Belgium barefoot after 3 years of Nazi incarceration
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