History

Remembering Operation Husky: The campaign that captured Sicily during the Second World War

Above image: see below.  The invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began on July 10, 1943, when 150,000 Allied troops…

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Commemorating the Dieppe Raid 78 years later

Above image: Left, Exhausted but alive, these men are happy to be back in England after nine hours in the Dieppe…

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Hill 70 Canada’s Forgotten Victory during the First World War

Above image: see cutlines below.  Just over 100 years ago today, the Canadian Corps attacked the city of Lens, France,…

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Remembering the Gulf Invasion 30 years later

Above image: An air force weapons technician helps load a CF-18 warplane. December 16, 1990. Photo: Department of National Defence…

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Canadian War Museum hosts virtual exhibit to mark Second World War Victory over Japan Day

Above image: Soldiers of the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers arrive in Hong Kong, 16 November 1941. George…

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