Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The 1999 Canadian Battle Of Normandy Foundation Study Tour,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The 1999 Canadian Battle Of Normandy Foundation Study Tour
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Toronto Scottish Machine Gun Battalion In Normandy (July–August 1944),
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Toronto Scottish Machine Gun Battalion In Normandy (July–August 1944), Colonel Johnson
Canadian Military History
As given by Colonel Johnson, Commanding Officer to Captain Engler near Bourgtheroulde, 29 August 1944
Parachute Engineers In Combat, Ortona 1943: A German Perspective,
2012
Canadian War Museum
Parachute Engineers In Combat, Ortona 1943: A German Perspective, Carl Bayerlein, Alex Macquarrie, Dean Oliver
Canadian Military History
In late 1943, Allied forces were fighting their way up the Italian peninsula. It was tough going. Broken terrain hindered the advance and well-armed, well-led German defenders fought for nearly every river corssing, hill, and village. On 6 December, Canadian troops, operating on the far right of the Allied line, began to cross the Moro River on the Adriatic coast, battling north through a series of small towns, farms, and ravines. First Canadian Infantry Division under Major-General Chris Vokes, pushing up the coastal highway, met bitter resistance at “The Gully,” a natural feature just north of the Moro. After being …
Le Régiment De Maisonneuve: A Profile Based On Personnel Records,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Le Régiment De Maisonneuve: A Profile Based On Personnel Records, Terry Copp, Christine Hamelin
Canadian Military History
The Régiment de Maisonneuve provided one of the 36 infantry battalions which served in the Canadian army during the campaign in Northwest Europe. It was one of four French-Canadian battalions raised in the province of Quebec during the first months of the war. Originally the Department of National Defence had intended to create a French-Canadian brigade but when it was decided that the Royal 22eme Régiment had to be included in 1st Division the plan for a French language brigade was abandoned. The Maisonneuves were ultimately linked with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), an English-speaking Montreal battalion, and the …
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Per Ardua Ad Astra: A Concicise Guide To Canadian Personnel Records And Rcaf Service Information Of The Second World War,
2012
Library and Archives Canada
Per Ardua Ad Astra: A Concicise Guide To Canadian Personnel Records And Rcaf Service Information Of The Second World War, Timothy Dubé
Canadian Military History
The motto of the Royal Canadian Air Force—per ardua ad astra—through adversity to the stars—might also serve as an apt expression when beginning research on individual Canadian airmen or airwomen of the Second World War. Without a guiding-hand, the first-time researcher is likely to experience some considerable “adversity” before locating their “stars.”
This note introduces the key records and published sources for documenting those individuals who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, as well as directions for locating the records of those Canadians who served in related air elements during the conflict. …
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The 2000 Canadian Battle Of Normandy Foundation Study Tour,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The 2000 Canadian Battle Of Normandy Foundation Study Tour
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
The Battle Of The Windmill Revisited: As Recounted By Lieutenant Andrew Agnew, 93rd Highland Regiment Of Foot, 8 December 1838,
2012
Queen’s International Study Centre
The Battle Of The Windmill Revisited: As Recounted By Lieutenant Andrew Agnew, 93rd Highland Regiment Of Foot, 8 December 1838, Andrew Agnew, Scott Mclean
Canadian Military History
The failure of William Lyon McKenzie, Louis Joseph Papineau, and other like-minded reformers to bring about meaningful change in the political, economic, and social structure of Upper and Lower Canada in 1837 did not end the greater possibility of rebellion, and in fact a greater threat came in 1838, with widespread filibustering along the American border. On 11 November 1838, a force of about 400 men set out from New York State for Prescott, Upper Canada, its goal being the capture of Fort Wellington and the severance of communications between Upper and Lower Canada. The force, led by Nils von …
“The Pipes Play On”: Canadian Pipers At War, 1914–1918: An Inspired Tradition,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
“The Pipes Play On”: Canadian Pipers At War, 1914–1918: An Inspired Tradition, Tim Stewart
Canadian Military History
No abstract provided.
“I Regret To Inform You…“: Next-Of-Kin Notification And Official Condolences—The Case Of Flight Lieutenant George J. Chequer, Rcaf,
2012
University of Ottawa
“I Regret To Inform You…“: Next-Of-Kin Notification And Official Condolences—The Case Of Flight Lieutenant George J. Chequer, Rcaf, Serge Durflinger
Canadian Military History
During the Second World War public memorialization and private bereavement complemented one another in lamenting the loss of 42,000 Canadians on active service. The visible symbols of the nation’s wartime grief included casualty lists and obituaries published in newspapers, religious services conducted to ease the grief of surviving relatives and friends, and various public commemorative ceremonies. Less frequently seen in public is the official and private correspondence received by Canadian families upon the deaths of their loved ones on active service.
Equipment Of The Canadian Infantrymen, 1939–1982: A Material/Historical Assessment,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Equipment Of The Canadian Infantrymen, 1939–1982: A Material/Historical Assessment, Andrew Iarocci
Canadian Military History
The history of Canada’s soldiers in the twentieth century tends to incorporate a few recurrent themes. One of these is the changing nature of the soldier’s experience of war, from the Boer War through to the Second World War and beyond. Another is the gradual transition of Canadian military forces from British to American spheres of influence, a theme that has become particularly relevant since 1939. This article will explore these two themes from a material history perspective, an approach that is generally absent from the broader historiography. The focus will be the transformations in the Canadian infantry soldier’s personal …
On The Beach And In The Bag: The Fate Of Dieppe Casualties Left Behind,
2012
McMaster University
On The Beach And In The Bag: The Fate Of Dieppe Casualties Left Behind, Charles G. Roland
Canadian Military History
When the last Allied ships drew away from the beaches of Dieppe on 19 August 1942, they left behind over 2,700 of the 4,963 Canadians who had embarked on the raid: 807 men were dead, including four Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps [RCAMC] medical orderlies, and 1,946 (including four Canadian Medical Officers (MOs), a chaplain, and at least 11 RCAMC medical orderlies and 48 accredited stretcher-bearers) were abandoned to German captivity on the beaches and environs.1 As Lord Lovat wrote decades after the event, “the raid was an exceedingly bitter experience, learnt the hard way.”2
It is to …
Viking Force: Canada’S Unknown Commandos,
2012
University of Western Ontario
Viking Force: Canada’S Unknown Commandos, George Kerr
Canadian Military History
Most people interested in Canadian military history know about hte elite first Special Battalion, formed in July 1942 as the Canadian element of the largely American First Sepcial Service Force.1 Few, however, have ever heard of Viking Force, Canada’s first attempt at creating an elite Commando unit in the Second World War. Viking Force does not appear in any Canadian Army Order of Battle, and did not even last long enough for its members to put on the unit’s horned-helmet shoulder patch, yet it played an important role in the sad story of the Dieppe fiasco. Acknowledgment of that …
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
Table Of Contents,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Rcrs In Sicily,
2012
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Rcrs In Sicily, T.M. Powers
Canadian Military History
Account given by Major T.M. Powers, second-in-command Royal Canadian Regiment, on 18 August 1943 in battalion rest area near SCORDIA, SICILY.
