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Bfliilxvrrl . l- s Oval" Europe. many Poised for the kill, this team oi oei-lllion lzunners oh a Rriyill illli: and l‘ " ~ .. HM"! I'M TY]? 1w"; Canadian Navy landing craft help guard their human cargo of " Slllldfl)‘ ilolnclL-‘RCA-F lssrlult troops from 621291; '1: lziiL nverli . ' - ‘

craft Ilotillas are busily engaged in combine Operations a. i it To each RCN crew are ontruoted the lives some 200 troops. (RON Photo)

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‘vrcmacy i: the first essential o! am-llcss Spitfires from a Canadian fighter squadron ' ‘ ' ’ m .i.siol1~uilless the iflVidCi‘ r takes uif to cover the fist medium b be ‘I REHEARRKL EOE INVASION Split second in a mul l , .4 . ~~ ~ -- - jump while the troop-comm; ni New and beyjnd mmmg by “the llpa4§evin bombing" is mtendpd hm“ r’ A typical group oi’ Canadian fighter pilot; tell their bare- r‘ a n V_ ~~ A ~ . p11]. q , a _ v timing i5 the secret for an operation like this craft which bore thcli aloft pass 0v le .1, by boméilgicjfi; Sftitgtirhiéh 5:115: aoilalzierléixi; osftappeiii verlzo defences on the beaciilicnd and behind if’ ‘Eggs?! lrzgghlowfilhgofafmilgf;'fl§{“g§.ef'_.fjfgf‘jflirif*"fl and to be successful. Undergoing intensive training 111052 soldier: took their initial training? ‘with - ‘I P90!‘ lRACl" Photo) invasion sweep 6ver"mu_Dpe_(R’cAi éiloeo)** g We‘ for their task in the invasion oi Europe. hun- parachutes in Canada, added poiish and iinosse ' " dreds oi Canadian paratroopers float elirtliwards in Britaim-(Canazlinn Army Photo).

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. "' ‘ nvilh the CA . » - S T_ . ‘m. Emu,’ whose 1w g5 dose support of invasion ENEMY SHORE IS THEIR OBJECTI ing from boats under protection oi’ a tliin smoke screen the men '5 8"“ mmflgt-i 1d i ~" C“ l‘ -‘ L-Lllnli f0!‘ o. iioio 8K1 RCAF Snitfire pilot. Barbed for high-altitude amm“ ‘"1 ‘he Wm half-wade, half scramble ashore through waist deep water. varryifll he lhvooloh oi Europa - lclmadlnn combat, is about to take of! to hunt oheh-ly planes.—(RCAF Photo). "em "mm?" "my "=11 , their equipment, while ouilm whine overhead and shells toss geyser-

detail oi’ taking and holding o! water around thenm-(Camdian Army Photo).

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Veteran war-seasoned crews from all parts oi tho Dominion be d on m. gun; qommandos land with lho 11m wnvp of l mo lmmn,’ of tram, my, nmhonflLbanflng Cm“ man thcse Canadian Landing Craft flotillns now attached to thl THE SNIPER. PLAYS HIS PART - The man men likxe thismanipert lilrawin:helb_ru;‘ed house lttlcklfll "009! flfld Hsnlil the rcmaindcr oi tll‘ l 11x1 moi-v iii ll ~ l Wliii the assault ilo- R35“! Navy‘ Molcmcnta “um be comrdlnated “uh income“ m with the riiia is still a main c0: in battle and arilfilrgkemmh mil Pnfiz; dew-men o; Eur. gpqult lh. They help organize the beach ftlfiillkii oh §iilire.—\iiCAI<‘ Photo). 1"" "l"! "m °" ‘he b°“°“°-= and "w" i“ “"11"” "m" ‘ "W ° 1 Am, phowl

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