Wehrmacht-planned Great Escape
May 1943: the tide turned in the Atlantic and more U-boats were sunk than cargo ships. But just before the reversal of fortunes, […]
HMCS Chebogue
Oct. 4, 1944: The River-class frigate HMCS Chebogue (K317) is struck by a German homing torpedo of the G7es type, launched from the […]
D-Day: Bill Wilson
Every June we experience the anniversary of one of the most historic days in modern memory, D-day, and it’s important for us to […]
The FLQ Crisis
The FLQ Crisis, the most serious terrorist attack on Canadian soil in the country’s history, was kicked off on October 5, 1970, when […]
CDN Army Film and Photo Unit: Karen Hermiston
On June 19, 1941 the Canadian Army created a special unit to document Canada’s role in the Second World War. The seventy-six still […]
Japanese Release Canadian POW’s
Three months after Victory in Europe the Second World War finally concluded when the Japanese surrendered to the United States on August 15, […]
HMCS Huron
July 19th, 1943 marks the commission of the HMCS Huron (G24/216), one of eight tribal-class destroyers in the Royal Canadian Navy; four were […]
Ian Bazalgette, V.C.
Ian Bazalgette was one of the 16 Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross (VC) during the Second World War. Squadron Leader Bazalgette was […]
Suffield Experimental Station: Operation Snowball
The Second World War saw many technological advancements, especially when it came to the capabilities of explosives. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and […]