II Canadian Corps opened its first tactical headquarters in Normandy at Amblie on June 29, 1944.
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During the Battle of Normandy, the Corps was used to spearhead the British-Canadian advance from Caen to Falaise.
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On May 5, 1945, at Bad Zwischenahn in Northern Germany, Simonds accepted the surrender of German forces facing II Canadian Corps at the end of the war.
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