1 OCTOBER 1944 Battle of the Scheldt begins; the First Canadian Army has a hard slog to open the port of Antwerp. 2 OCTOBER
Members of the Royal 22nd Regiment take aim from their snowy dugout. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
In the fight for Festubert, combat for the “Canadian Orchard” cost 2,468 casualties. The Canadians emerged from the battle for Ypres, Belgium, in 1915 with
A from-the-turret view of the Korean landscape, November 1952. PAUL TOMELIN, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA128836
Extra hands help remove a motorcycle from the mud. BILL OLSON, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA160093
Soldiers set up a machine-gun position, May 1951. PHILIP PLASTOW, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA112639
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