Holland and the Canadians
A surreal photograph from a book dedicated to the Canadians who fought in Holland.
Category: Research
A Canadian’s Journey Through D-Day
Leading up to D-Day By 1940 the Germans had successfully occupied Paris France, and with its tight hold on Europe, there was little in their way to regulate the continent under Nazi control. As...
Decoding a WW2 Soldier’s Service Book
The cursive writing, codes, abbreviations and acronyms contained in a soldier’s Service Book can be puzzles in and of themselves.
Canadians to Italy
To the 1st Canadian Division, it felt as if they had been forgotten and sidelined. High Command wanted something to involve the whole Division. What followed is to this day one of the most...
