Juno

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