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D-day DodgersThe D-Day Dodgers is a term for those Allied serviceman who fought in Italy during the Second World War. The name only arose, of course, after they had been fighting for a year, once the Allies landed more famously in Normandy on D-Day. Though initially meant to be demeaning, the troops involved used the term for themselves with a certain bitter humour. After all, they fought an extremely long and bitter war against fierce opposition. The D-Day Dodgers is also the title of a book (subtitled The Canadians In Italy) by Dan Dancocks, that, as you would expect, tells the story of the Canadian military's contribution in Italy. See also
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