STANDARD BRIGADE RIVER CROSSING TRAINING EXERCISE WITH BAILEY BRIDGING DURING 1943 AND 1944 ACROSS THE RIVER ADUR AT HENFIELD, WEST SUSSEX, IN THE BUILD UP FOR INVASION OF FRANCE THROUGH NORMANDY.

This story is about my dad — George Linsley. Dad was born on 28th February 1910 in the South Durham village of Cockfield which is roughly half way between the towns of Bishop Auckland and Barnard ...

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HALIFAX, Canada - A little more than six decades ago, Vernon J. Doucette was a sergeant in the First Special Service Force fighting his way north on the Italian peninsula during World War II. Doucette ...

OTTAWA, ON, April 22, 2025 /CNW/ - Springtime in the capital gets a powerful and poignant boost this year as the Canadian Tulip Festival returns May 9–19, 2025 for 11 days of floral beauty, historical ...

As Canadian and Allied troops drove the German army out of the Dutch city of Groningen on April 16, 1945, they were greeted as heroes by the local population. Among the throng of well-wishers was a 25 ...