Bolting for the Baltic
How a Canadian battalion’s mad dash to northern Germany at the end of the war stopped Soviet advances toward the West Wismar, located on Germany’s
Ed Storey
May 3, 2022
How a Canadian battalion’s mad dash to northern Germany at the end of the war stopped Soviet advances toward the West Wismar, located on Germany’s
The only Canadian ship to fight against the Japanese in the Second World War, HMCS Uganda also had the distinction of being the only ship
Feted with parades and banquets, flowers and wine, the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands was a joyous time—though not far from the shadow of war
Crack teams of navigators and pilots marked targets from the air, in the dark and under fire At the beginning of the Second World War,
In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany launched an invasion on the Soviet Union, despite a non-aggression pact signed by the two countries in
There was a time in Canadian history when soldiers were paid with playing cards. In the 17th century, the French government sent silver coins to
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
