09/24/1939 Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis calls and election, stating that a “vote for him is a vote for autonomy against conscription.” 09/24/1988 Canadian sprinter Ben
09/17/1944 The 8th and 9th Canadian Infantry Brigades capture the port of Boulogne under Operation Wellhit. 09/17/1944 Commencement of ill-fated Operation Market Garden, a bold
09/10-12/1944 Under command of 1st Canadian Army, 1st British Corps captures the Channel port of Le Havre in Operation Astonia. 09/13/1915 After 2nd Canadian Division
09/03/1943 The Allies invade mainland Italy by crossing the Strait of Messina and then landing near the town of Reggio di Calabria. First to land
08/27-29/1944 In Italy, 1st Canadian Infantry Division smashes through German positions along the Arzilla River known as the Red Line. Intended to provide warning of
08/20/1944 Allied forces begin their pursuit of German forces fleeing the Falaise pocket. 08/21/1968 Military forces from the Warsaw Pact invade Czechoslovaki. Dozens are killed.
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
