Tag: Canada’s Military History

• Canada At War 1916

  

  Image: Bringing in a wounded Canadian on a light railcar from the Battle of Courcelette, Sept. 1916. Note the Canadian soldier sheltering partially under the rail tracks. It certainly seems an odd place to be considering that there is no fighting near his space. Quite possibly he could be suffering from “Shell Shock.” #BattleofCourcelette https://amzn.to/4vrMHuz…

  May 26, 2026

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• 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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