On this date: February 2016
1 FEBRUARY 1944
For the first time since the First World War, a Canadian Corps operates in the front line, in Italy.
2 FEBRUARY 1943
The German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad.
3 FEBRUARY 1916
The Parliament Buildings in Ottawa are destroyed by fire.
4 FEBRUARY 1915
Lieut. William Frederick Nelson Sharpe is the first Canadian military aviator killed in the First World War.
5 FEBRUARY 1856
The Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s highest award for military bravery, is instituted.
6 FEBRUARY 1952
King George VI dies. His daughter Elizabeth becomes queen.
7 FEBRUARY 1964
The RCAF Golden Hawks aerobatic flying team is disbanded.
8 FEBRUARY 1943
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