The 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 of seven days, […]
Recalling D-Day: Charles Dalton
At 0800 hours on June 6th, 1944, the brave Canadian soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division first stepped onto the sands of […]
Battle 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 ratios in the […]
D-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 soldiers the simple […]
ORP 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 minimal alterations. Together […]
Kurt Meyer, German War Criminal
Between June 7 and 17, 1944, an estimated 156 Canadian soldiers were taken prisoner and then were killed by German soldiers during the […]
Siege of Walcheren Island
On the same day that Canadian troops finally launched the final stage of the Battle of the Scheldt (Oct. 31, 1944), Canadian war […]
Japanese Balloon Bombs
January-March 1945: Japan’s incendiary balloon bombs arrive in North America. A desperate attempt to set the Pacific Northwest forests on fire, some of […]
Operation Spring (1944)
The Canadian assault on Verrières Ridge, code-named Operation Spring, is one of the most controversial operations in Canadian military history. On July 25, […]