Historic WWI Photo – Artillery Shells Rain Down
As artillery shells rain down, soldiers fall and stumble across an uneven and muddy battlefield. LEGION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
Legion Magazine
June 1, 2012
As artillery shells rain down, soldiers fall and stumble across an uneven and muddy battlefield. LEGION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
JUNE 1, 1876: The Royal Military College opens on Point Frederick, a small peninsula east of Kingston, Ont.
JUNE 2, 1953: A coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, crowns Queen Elizabeth II.
JUNE 3, 1989: The Toronto Skydome opens.
JUNE 4, 1944: The Canadian/American First Special Service Force leads 2nd United States Corps into Rome.
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