AI EnhancedJohn Osborn, VC
During the Second World War, 16 Canadian soldiers would be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC). Their heroic acts of military…
AI EnhancedThe Bombing of Hamburg, 1943
July 24, 1943 marked the beginning of a week-long coordinated attack on Germany’s second largest city, Hamburg. Over the course…
AI EnhancedRecalling D-Day: Charles Dalton
At 0800 hours on June 6th, 1944, the brave Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division first stepped onto…
AI EnhancedBattle of Britain: Willie McKnight
During the Battle of Britain (August-October 1940), Squadron No. 242, the "All-Canadians," had one of the best kill to loss…
AI EnhancedD-Day: Nan White Beach
For Toronto’s Queen’s Own Rifles, D-Day began at 03:15 when they were served breakfast in England. For many of the…
AI EnhancedORP Błyskawica and HMCS Haida
ORP Błyskawica ("Lightning", a Polish ship) is one of the few Second World War-era Destroyers that lives on today with…
AI EnhancedKurt Meyer, German War Criminal
Between June 7 and 17, 1944, an estimated 156 Canadian soldiers were taken prisoner and then were killed by German…
AI EnhancedSiege of Walcheren Island
On the same day that Canadian troops finally launched the final stage of the Battle of the Scheldt (Oct. 31,…
AI EnhancedJapanese Balloon Bombs
January-March 1945: Japan's incendiary balloon bombs arrive in North America. A desperate attempt to set the Pacific Northwest forests on…
AI EnhancedOperation Spring (1944)
The Canadian assault on Verrières Ridge, code-named Operation Spring, is one of the most controversial operations in Canadian military history.…
AI EnhancedWomen of the “Bombes”
With the release of the 2014 Hollywood Blockbuster The Imitation Game, the complex German coding system from the Second World…
AI EnhancedMouse Holes in Italy
After the liberation of Sicily and the downfall of Mussolini’s fascist government in the autumn of 1943 the Canadian troops…