Answer Sheet: Heroes Remember D-Day Video
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How many identity discs did each Canadian soldier have around his neck on D-Day?
Three - The Crossing
Why did many soldiers feel ill on their way over to France on D-Day?
Sea-sickness because the soldiers were landlubbers and the water was so rough - Getting Ashore
What happened to some of the soldiers when they left their landing craft in water that was too deep?
They drowned - What was in the sea that destroyed many ships sailing into France on D-Day?
Mines - How heavy was the equipment carried by many of the soldiers on D-Day?
65 pounds (kilograms) and some up to 100 pounds (45 kilograms) - On the Beach
What was the purpose of the flail tanks that were used on the D-Day beaches?
Clearing mines to allow Canadian soldiers and tanks to safely pass - What did the Germans have that allowed them to shoot Allied soldiers as they came off the beach?
A large barricade – a bulkhead, machine guns and a bunker - What did many of the dying soldiers say as they lay on the beach on D-Day?
Mama - Advancing Inland
What was the farthest distance the Canadians pushed inland on D-Day?
Seven miles (11 kilometres) - How many empty beds in Georgina Seely’s army hospital would be filled on D-Day?
All of them – 1,200
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