Tag: Canada’s Military History

• The D-Day Landings. June 6, 1944

  

  This 71-second video offers a visceral look into one of the most monumental days of the 20th century: the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Known as D-Day, this operation marked the beginning of the end of Nazi occupation in Western Europe. Over 150,000 troops from Britain, Canada, the…

  November 4, 2025

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• The Liberation of Broglie, France: A Triumph of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division

  

  Guest Post by M. Raoul Boyer Video Description: The machine-gunner/assistant driver of a Sherman tank belonging to the 22nd Armoured Regiment (The Canadian Grenadier Guards) is given a glass of wine to drink by a Frenchwoman during a pause in the advance. FFI volunteers and townspeople gather in small groups in the rain to greet…

  September 12, 2025

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• The Dieppe Raid August 19, 1942

  

  August 19, 2024

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