Canada House (La Maison des Canadiens)
October 4, 2014 by admin
Filed under Travel for everyone
One would logically think this house would be somewhere in Canada, but no this Canada House is in France.
Canada House, Bernieres-sur-mer, France
You may not recognize it right away…but when you look at this next photo perhaps you will understand its great historical significance.
Turn your thoughts back to 1944…June 6, 1944 to be exact.
It is D-Day and the Allies are landing on the beaches of Normandy, France.
This is what the scene looked like that day.
D-Day landings, Bernieres-sur-Mer
And this is the house you saw in the first photo.
Canada House, Bernieres-sur-Mer on June 6, 1944
It was the first house liberated by Canadian troops landing on Juno Beach.
La Maison des Canadiens, Bernieres-sur-Mer, France
Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it so you can read the words.
Today part of the house is still owned by the same family that owned it before the war. The Hoffer family has gone out of their way to preserve the history of the house and to honor the contribution of the Canadian liberators.
Merci, Herve and Madame Hoffer.
We appreciate your efforts in keeping alive the memories of the time when Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach, June 6, 1944.
Click here to learn more about Juno Beach today.
Click here to learn about Hell’s Corner and the tragic story of Le Jardin des Canadiens.
Click here to visit Juno Beach Centre.
Click here to visit Beny-sur-Mer and the Canadian War Cemetery.
To Visit other regions of France, click here.
To visit other countries, click here.
