An un-Canadian welcome: The Scheldt opening ceremony of 1944
On Nov. 28, 1944, dignitaries gathered at the docks of Antwerp. The ceremonial guests, attempting to ignore the foul weather, stared out toward the Scheldt
On Nov. 28, 1944, dignitaries gathered at the docks of Antwerp. The ceremonial guests, attempting to ignore the foul weather, stared out toward the Scheldt
“No withdrawal. No platoons overrun. No panic.” These were the simple yet assertive instructions of Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Dextraze, commander of 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment,
Canadian Captain Dennis Healy, a peacetime university prof, played a pivotal role alongside locals in the liberation of the Italian city of Ravenna
Queen Victoria herself crocheted eight scarves for Boer War veterans—Richard Thompson of The Royal Canadian Regiment was presented one
Great War Sergeant Masumi Mitsui never stopped fighting for right
The hands of Norman Bethune, a Canadian thoracic surgeon born on March 4, 1890, had been saving lives long before he set foot in Spain
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