AI EnhancedSandra Perron: Canada’s First Female Infantry Officer
In 1990, Sandra Perron became the first female infantry officer in Canadian history. However, her journey was faced with immense…
AI EnhancedBattle of the Scheldt Estuary
October 1944 - Battle of the Scheldt Estuary: The seldom told story of one of Canada's greatest and most successful…
AI EnhancedSmythe’s Sportsman’s Battery
In another Valour Canada article (see this), we discuss Constantine Smythe and the trophy he donated to the NHL. In…
AI EnhancedDavid Hornell, V.C.
June 24th 1943: Flight Lieutenant David Hornell flying a Canadian built Canso flying boat (our version of the venerable PBY)…
AI EnhancedHMCS St. Croix
July 24, 1942: HMCS St. Croix sinks the German U-boat U-90, the second U-Boat kill for the RCN during the…
AI EnhancedNational Peacekeepers’ Day
The summer of 1974 was a difficult time for the Canadian Armed Forces. Over the course of the summer fifteen…
AI EnhancedDevil’s Brigade (FSSF)
August 15, 1943: The First Special Service Force (FSSF), a unique US-Canadian unit including Sgt. Tommy Prince, lands on Kiska,…
AI EnhancedTalbot Papineau
Passchendaele, Bellevue Spur, October 30th, 1917: The 800 soldiers of the PPCLI went over the top, initiating the 2nd phase…
AI EnhancedBilly Bishop, V.C.
June 2, 1917: Billy Bishop earns a Victoria Cross after destroying four German aircraft as they scrambled to engage the…
AI EnhancedLast Hundred Days
September 1st, 1918 marks the beginning of the Last Hundred Days of the First World War. Up until this point…
AI EnhancedHarry Brown, V.C.
The Canadian Corps at Hill 70, led for the first time by Sir Arthur Currie, captured and held all objectives…
AI EnhancedMILATARY HISTORY LIBRARY
Nighttime, October 21/22, 1944: Private Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith takes actions in Italy that will later see him receive a…