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 HM...