Several assault companies—notably those of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and The Queen 's Own Rifles of Canada—took heavy casualties Death in the opening minutes of the first wave .

By the time all operations on the Anglo-Canadian front were ordered Arranging to halt at 21:00 , The Queen 's Own Rifles of Canada had reached Arriving its D-Day objective and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had succeeded in pushing farther inland than any other landing force on D-Day .