Findmypast is excited to bring together this unique collection of World War 2 records handpicked by our in-house experts. World War 2 Allies Collection brings together more than 15 million records from across a wide variety of records from the British, United States and Canadian armed forces....
America officially only enter World War 2 two years into the war on December 8, 1941, when all but one member of Congress passed the motion one day after theattack on Pearl Harborin Hawaii. Although America formally maintained neutrality up until that moment, the U.S. has long been involve...
LAC also holds an extensive collection of textual records related to the events of June–August 1944. One of the most important collections is theWar Diariesof Canadian army units that participated in the campaign. Units overseas were required to keep a daily record, or “War Diary,” of thei...
ww2dbaseJust before the start of the Pacific War, 52,000-strong Japanese 38th Division under the command of Takashi Sakai gathered just north of the border. Inaccurate British intelligence reported that only 20,000 men were present, thus providing the garrison a false sense of security. ww2dbase...
the Canadian 5th Infantry Brigade's Black Watch Battalion faced especially tough German counterattack and was nearly wiped out completely. After ten days of fighting, on 16 October 1944 they took Woensdrecht, a town critical in the capture of the isthmus. Two weeks later, a combination of land...
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art Canadian War Museum March 30, 1918, was the mid-point of the 100 Days Campaign—a campaign which saw incredible advances through German-controlled lines on the Western Front and the beginning of the final phase of the First World War. At Moreuil Wood, the ...
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While the Seabees had two D4s per battalion, it is unlikely that they would have been issued gasoline powered R4's when the rest of their tractors were diesel powered. Caterpillar records don't show any R4's being built for the military during World War Two, and limited Army Ordnance ...
Called thugs, cutthroats, 'Braves,' the 'Black Devils' and the 'Devil's Brigade,' the soldiers of the U.S.-Canadian 1st Special Service Force may also have been some of the finest fighting men of all time.
From 1941 to 1945 the Harley-Davidson motorcycles would serve with US, Canadian and Free French forces across Europe, including during the Normandy landings and in other war zones.By 1945, Harley-Davidson's WLA and WLC motorcycles were recognized as being extremely useful military vehicles. In ...