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Remembering D-Day's heroes


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By Nick Seebruch
Members of Cornwall Legion Branch 297 salute the heroes of D-Day on Sunday, June 6, 2021 (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).
CORNWALL, Ontario – Cornwall Legion Branch 297 held a small ceremony on Sunday, June 6 at the Cornwall Cenotaph in remembrance of the heroes of D-Day.
On June 6, 1944, Canadian, American, and British troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, marking a turning point in World War II and a step on the road to the end of Nazism in Europe.
The SD&G Highlanders served in the First Battalion, of the Third Canadian Infantry Division. The First Battalion Division Association held reunions after the war on the nearest weekend to D-Day, a tradition that was carried on by the Glens Association. ....

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Editorial: Lessons from D-Day, 77 years ago


But was it merely a postponement, or might it turn into a full-scale stand-down? There were only a handful of dates each month when the tides were right for an invasion across the Normandy beaches.
June 6 was close to the last such day that month, and July was leaving it very late.
The Germans had already drawn their own conclusions. The weather looked impossible, both for a seaborne invasion and for air cover. Germany’s commanding general, Erwin Rommel, had left by car to visit his wife.
But the British had weather stations farther west than Germany, and a short gap in the storm fronts was spotted, timed to arrive the next day. The decision was made, and early on the morning of June 6, an armada of 5,000 ships put to sea, the largest ever assembled. ....

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