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5:12 a.m., Nov. 11, 1918 After three days of negotiations, Allied and German representatives meet in a railway carriage parked in a forest clearing northeast of Paris and sign an agreement to end four years of fighting. Germany wants the ceasefire to come into effect... -
On Aug. 4, 1914, the German Army launched its Schlieffen Plan against France. The plan sent the German Second and Third Armies on a huge wheeling movement through Belgium, and they moved quickly westward toward the French border. On Aug. 23, they came into contact...
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Lest We Forget. Legion Magazine has designed an infographic to help show the estimated casualty rate per country in the First World War. Infographic designed by Julia Paddick. Have you seen the latest issue of Canada’s Ultimate Story, available in our online... -
What a relief to parents of the boys serving!” wrote Lieutenant Walter Thomas Robus of Norwood, Ont., a few days after the First World War ended with Germany’s surrender on Nov. 11, 1918. “And what a relief to know the slaughter and suffering are over.”...
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2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of Canada’s Italian Campaign of the Second World War waged from July 10, 1943, to February 4, 1945. By the end of the Italian Campaign, more than 92,000 Canadians had played a part. Yet it remains relatively... -
The November/December 2018 issue of Legion Magazine is out today! Look for it on newsstands or check your mailbox if you subscribe already. EMBRACING A MODERN-DAY LEGION Delegates meet up in Manitoba and make plans for the future ARMISTICE CENTENARY • How we ended it...
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A sign of service
Last September, the federal government announced it is reinstating service cards for Canada’s veterans, following considerable demand from military members, veterans and veteran-support organizations. This is a very good and overdue move, but it could go further. The Veteran’s Service Card (VSC) is being issued to eligible Canadian Armed Forces members when they leave...
