Canada’s WW2 Battlefields (NW Europe) | Video Series
This series, narrated and presented by battlefield archaeologist Andrew Robertshaw, takes the viewer to various battlefields in northwestern Europe where Canadian forces fought [...]
Juno Beach (Virtual Tour)
On June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied soldiers raced across the English Channel in open-topped landing craft towards the five Normandy beaches, each […]
D-Day: Veterans’ Voices
Veteran’s Voices/Voix de Veterans In collaboration, the Juno Beach Centre, Je Me Souviens, and Valour Canada are proud to present Veterans’ Voices/Voix de […]
Commander Charles “Chuck” Mawer
Charles “Chuck” Mawer was born in 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A year after graduating high school he joined the Naval Reserve as a […]
Star Trek’s “Scotty” on D-Day
Nowadays when many of us hear the name Montgomery Scott, in the back of our minds we hear his pleading for understanding from […]
Commander Mawer & HMCS Haida
Commander Charles “Chuck” Mawer found himself as a midshipman on HMCS Haida in 1936, just one year after graduating from high school. He first […]
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 […]
D-Day: 1st CDN Parachute BN’s McLeod
Just after midnight, the day before what is commonly referred to as the greatest military action in modern history (Operation Overlord), a group […]
Canada on D-Day: Operation Overlord
2014 marked the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Canadian soldiers, sailors, and airmen played a phenomenal role that day. Honorary Captain Bill […]