“…the bullets started whizzing around my head…” France, April 30, 1918 Dear Lottie and Walt, No doubt you are thinking it’s about time I was
While conducting an anti-submarine sweep, the Canadian minesweeper Esquimalt is torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off Halifax. After the impact of the German acoustic torpedo, Esquimalt sinks before it can send a distress signal. Forty-four Canadian sailors die, many from exposure while awaiting rescue.
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
