AI EnhancedLuftwaffe POW Escapes in Ontario
On January 24, 1941, Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Baron Franz von Werra was aboard a train that was transporting him to a…
AI EnhancedDunkirk
In mid-summer 2017, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film Dunkirk was released. His movie depicts the legendary evacuation of some 338,000 British,…
AI EnhancedV-E Day (Ross Munro’s Bet)
On April 3, 1945, thirteen Canadian war correspondents met in 1st Canadian Army Headquarters to try to predict when the…
AI EnhancedRwanda: Peacekeeping
When the UN decided to send a contingent to Rwanda in 1993, they thought that it would be a straightforward…
AI EnhancedPreparing the RCN for the 21st Century
As of 2024, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) consists of 12 Halifax-class frigates, 3 Iroquois-class destroyers (to be replaced by 15…
AI EnhancedLeo Major Liberates Zwolle
On the evening of April 13, 1945, two French-Canadian snipers silently advanced on the Dutch city of Zwolle. They had…
AI EnhancedCanadian Subs in the 21st Century
This page contains links to articles and papers on submarines within the context of the Royal Canadian Navy in the…
AI EnhancedOperation Apollo
On October 7, 2001, Canada announced Operation Apollo, which contributed sea, air, and land forces to assist the United States'…
AI EnhancedCanadians in the Spanish Civil War
When the Spanish Civil War broke out in the summer of 1936 thousands of individuals from around the globe flocked…
AI EnhancedOperation Friction
After Iraq invaded and then occupied Kuwait during the summer of 1990, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 660…
AI EnhancedHochwald: Fort Garry Horse, 1945
When the Canadians launched their attack on the Hochwald on the morning of February 26, 1945, they couldn’t help but…
AI EnhancedOperation Athena (Afghanistan)
This segment of Canada’s contribution was geographically-focused on Afghanistan itself. Under the overarching umbrella of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force…