They had a live performer playing guitar that helped to give the place a nice relaxing vibe. It was a little crowded but worth the 15 minute wait to be seated. It is now estimated that in the first assaults, each Canadian soldier had a 50/50 chance of survival, such was the potency of the German gunfire. 227 reviews of Juno Beach Cafe 'Very excellent breakfast We were treated to a lazy Sunday morning brunch at the Juno Beach Cafe. In particular, the first wave of men on the beaches took heavy casualties. Get the forecast for today, tonight & tomorrows weather for Juno Beach, FL. However, when the Canadians reached the beaches of Juno, they were hit by a powerful wave of firepower. They were not fired at by the Germans as the defenders had set-up their guns to fire at a killing-zone of the beaches – and not out to sea. Many Canadian soldiers had to wade ashore. Mines took a heavy toll on the landing craft destroying or damaging 30% of them. As the tide was now advancing, the German defensive measures were partially submerged and the demolition engineers were unable to destroy the targets they wanted to. This had come at 04.45, three hours earlier. The attackers had wanted to land at low tide with the German defensive measures exposed. JUNO BEACH A highly criticized plan for an assisted-living facility is off the table in Juno Beach as town leaders say the property owner has sold the largest vacant parcel left on U.S. However, the Canadians met a major problem even before they got to the beach.
The main force that attacked Juno Beach was from the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division and the primary task for the 3rd Division was to move inland and cut the Caen-Bayeaux road and form a link between the British beaches at Gold and Sword beaches. This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. The beach was assigned to the British 2nd Army commanded by Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey. Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World. The time that was set for the landing was 07.45 on June 6th.