their men, and the German soldiers who defended their line. This was the last charge of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. After the Second World War, the Canadian Cavalry Brigade
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...
And the soldiers of the First Special Service Force, both Canadian and American, were referred to as “Braves.” In addition to these various names and symbols, the cry “Geronimo!” is associated with early paratroopers as they exited the plane. This cry was later adopted by paratroopers in...
ATSEnglishAcronym for "Auxiliary Territorial Service", which was a branch of the British Army in World War II consisted of women. BackbordGermanBackbord is the nautical term that refers to the left side of a ship, as perceived by a person facing towards the bow, or, the front of the sh...
World War II was the mightiest struggle humankind has ever seen. It killed more people, cost more money, damaged more property, affected more people, and caused more far-reaching changes in nearly every country than any other war in history. The number of people killed, wounded, or missing ...
World War 2 Facts: The Geneva Convention The Geneva convention laid the groundwork for the post-war world. In 1859 a Swiss man, Henry Dunant, was horrified to see thousands of wounded soldiers after a battle being abandoned with no one to offer them aid or help. ...
Portsmouth’s World War One Heroes Saturday 8 February – 1.30pm, Carnegie Library (Fratton) Saturday 8 March – 1.30pm, Southsea Library Over 6,000 men from Portsmouth are believed to have been killed during WW1. Not only were thousands of Portsmouth soldiers killed on the Western Front, ...
The graves of three missing First World War British soldiers have now been marked with their names, following investigations by researchers. Privates Albert (Wilfred) Culling and Charles Green of “C” Company, 1/24thLondon Regiment were killed alongside Private Albert Hale in a position on the ...
Fought on World War I's final day, the Canadian Corps captures Mons, Belgium, held by the Germans since 1914, in theBattle of Mons. The early morning offensive happens hours before troops learn that Germany has agreed to an armistice at 11 a.m. It also marks the final death of an All...
Three Day Road is the first novel from Canadian writer Joseph Boyden. Joseph’s maternal grandfather, as well as an uncle on his father’s side, served as soldiers during the First World War, and Boyden draws upon a wealth of family narratives. This novel follows the journey of...