Nan White

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Nan White was a designated landing sector on Juno Beach used by Canadian forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf D-Day landing sector
military geographic location
adjacentTo Mike Green
Mike Red
Nan Red
alliedOperation Operation Overlord
beachSectorCode Nan
beachSectorColorCode White
beachSubdivisionOf Juno Beach
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Canada
United Kingdom
date 1944-06-06
defendedBy German military
surface form: German forces
event D-Day
World War II Allied landings
surface form: Normandy landings
front Western Front of World War II
surface form: Western Front (World War II)
locatedIn France
Normandy
objective secure beachhead on Juno Beach
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Allied operations in Western Europe
surface form: Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe

Juno Beach
strategicPurpose establish link between British and Canadian landing forces on D-Day
tacticalOperation Operation Neptune
usedBy 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)
surface form: 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse)

3rd Canadian Infantry Division
8th Canadian Infantry Brigade
surface form: Canadian 8th Infantry Brigade

Canadian forces
Le Régiment de la Chaudière
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

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