For King and Country TV Series Ep.5: Battles of Normandy

For King and Country TV Series Ep.5: Battles of Normandy

Episode 5 deals with D-Day, covering the Landings and early exploitation into Normandy. Veteran Lockie Fulton of the Winnipegs takes us over his battleground, from the beaches to the Carpiquet airfield. The second part of the show covers the breakout from Caen, Operation Totalize, and finally the closing of the Falaise Gap. Normandy cost the Canadian Army 5000 dead.


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