12/17/1939 In Ottawa, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand sign the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan agreement. 12/17/1944 German forces conduct counterattacks in
12/10/1943 In Italy, Brigadier B.M. Hoffmeister orders the Loyal Edmonton Regiment to secure an intermediate objective half way across the San Leonardo plateau. The regiment
12/3/1960 Canada welcomes its two millionth immigrant since the end of the Second World War. 12/3/1969 Tragedy strikes as the Canadian aircraft carrier Bonaventure is
11/26/1941 His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Halifax is commissioned. 11/26-29/2008 Well orchestrated gun and grenade attacks kill dozens and injure many more at popular tourist destinations
11/19/1942 Russians launch a counteroffensive to relieve besieged Stalingrad. 11/19/1954 Canada and United States announce they have authorized construction of the Distant Early Warning (DEW)
11/12/1944 Royal Air Force bombers sink the massive German battleship Tirpitz in the Norwegian fjord of Tromso. More than 1,200 sailors perish. 11/12/1944 Along with
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
