03/12/2000
The Royal 22nd Regiment ends operations with United Nations peacekeepers in East Timor.
03/13/1964
Operation Snowgoose begins with Royal Canadian Air Force Yukon transport aircraft delivering troops and equipment to the newly created peacekeeping force in Cyprus.
03/14/1978
Israel launches a limited invasion of Lebanon.
03/15/1900
The Royal Canadian Regiment arrives in Bloemfontein after taking part in the British 9th Division drive to seize the Boer capital of the Orange Free State in South Africa.
03/16/1935
Hitler introduces military conscription, hence violating the Treaty of Versailles.
03/16/1943
One of the worst convoy battles in the Battle of the Atlantic begins. The three-day battle ends with the sinking of several Allied merchant ships.
03/17/1945
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Guysborough is torpedoed and sunk by U-878 while on minesweeping duty in the Bay of Biscay off France. Many of her 51 casualties die while awaiting rescue.
03/18/1892
Former Governor General Lord Stanley donates a silver cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada.
