Le Régiment de la Chaudière came ashore at Bernières-sur-Mer along with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, surprising the locals who hadn't expected to find francophone troops in the liberating forces.

It was the only French-Canadian regiment to participate in Operation Overlord and the only French-speaking unit that day along with the Free-French Commando Kieffer. Photo: Tanks and Regiment de la Chaudière moving along French village road, Normandy Beachhead. 6 June 1944. Photo: Equipment wrecked on the beach, D-Day landings. 6 June 1944, Bernieres-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France.