ARMY
SHARES
IN
GREAT
VICTORY
Review
Offensives
of
Through
the
hot,
blistering
sun
Canadians
Played
Leading
Part
Battles
of
of
Sicily
and
the
Italy
mud
.
.
.
of
the
rain,:
in
Toughest
Europe
the
Belgium
cold
and
and
Holland
...
.
France,.
.
.
the"
final
VICTORY
is
the
saga
of
the
Canadian
Army
overseas.
Here
are
the
highlights
of
their.
.
advance
from
the
sunny
shores
.
.
.
of
the
Mediterranean
the-beaches
of
Normandy
and
dit-
...
through
Germany
?PE
-Canadians
march
victoriously
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InvoHoH
I'Canadlans
embark
on
landing
jama
one-ume
strongnoia.
N
-Canadians
launched
their
"dogger
which
pointed
to
the
heart
CAEN
Milestone
in
the
Canadian
advance
through
France.
Canadian
r
''In
June
0
1944
The
beaches
of
Normandy
are
crowded
with
troops
move
cautiously
through
rubble-strewn
streets
of
Caen.
and
their
equipment.
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ESTUARY-Crosscd
1
-'I
-
in
record
time
by
Canadian
fighting
to
clear
the
Nazis
after
they
helped
eapunc
u.u
bridges
thrown
across
the
river
p
"ooding
of
area
by
Nazis.
Canucks
earned
the
name
water
J?'
IIOCUWALD-It
took
fierce
uochwald.
Tlicse
lads
dig
lu
W
Flr,t
Canadian
Army
on
Canadian
Engineers
under
heavy
enemy
fire,
uere
u
"l"
iears
the
great
water
barrier.
m
8A
through
the
streets
of
Dieppe
cuuic
tumuilltu
craft
for
their
assault
upon
SICILY.Under
protecting
fire
Canadians,
in
a
human
chain,
pass
supplies
ashore
after
they
landed
in
Sicily,
July
10,
1943.
ORTONA--Canadians
fought
their
way
into
Ortona,
on
the
Adriatic,
from
street
to
street,
house
to
house,
floor
to
floor,
before
the"
enemy
gave
way.
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V-
WELL
INTO
SICILY
These
men
of
regiment,
advance
from
Regalbuto
to
captured
in
38
days.
V4
TOUGH
NAZISt-fhey'
were
no'
match
for
the
Caucks
at
Ortona.
These
two,
one
wounded
in
the
stomach,
were
marched
to
the
rear
at
the
point
of
a
Tommy-gun
in
the
hands
of
a
Canadian
soldier.
a
famous
Canadian
Highland
Aderno,
in
Sicily.
Sicily
was
.V
mm
1
fc.
FALAISE
Strong
point
in
the
German
defences
in
France
captured
by
Canadians.
Canuck
armor
advances
to
engage
enemy.
1939
Aug.
16:
N.P.A.M.
units
called
;
out
on
Home
Service;
Sept.
1:
Germans
attack
Poland.
Cana
dian
1st
and
2nd
Divisions
authorized
as
Canadian
Active
Service
Force;
Sept.
3:
Great
BrlU
ain
declares
war
on
Germany;
Oct.
6:
Major-General
A.
G.
L.
McNaughton
to
command
1st
.
Canadian
Division;
Dec.
17;
First
contingent
of
Canadian
1st
Division
arrives
in
United
Kingdom
1910
Jan.
24:
The
King
inspects
unl-
its
of
1st
Canadian
Division
in
England;
July
5:
Hon.
J.
L.
Ral
ston
appointed
minister
of
na
tional
defence;
July
19:
Lleut.-
Gen.
A.
G.
L.
McNaughton
takes
over
British
Corps;
July
21:
MaJ.-
Gen.
H.
D.
G.
Crerar
becomes
Chief
of
the
General
Staff;
July
29:
First
call-up
of
30-day
training
1911
June
19:
Establishment
of
O.T.
C.'s
at
Brockvllle
and
Gordon
Head,
B.C.;
June
27:
Formatioa
of
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps;
Sept.
5:
Canadian
nurses
leave
for
South
Africa;
Canadians
occupy
Spltzbergen;
Dec.
16:
Lleut.-Gen.
Stuart
appointed
Chief
of
General
Staff.
Canadians
at
Hong
Kong;
Dec.
'25r
Minister's
statement
on
Hong
Kong
surrender.
1912
Feb.
3:
Lt.-Gen.
McNaughton
returns
to
Canada;
May
6:
Re
cord
recruiting
day-r609
enlist
ments;
June
12:
Japanese
land
on
Aleutians;
Aug.
19:
Canadians
n
raid
on
Dieppe.
Ralston
makes
statement.
First
CWAC
party
ar
rives
in
United
Kingdom;
Sept.
17!
Statement
by
Mr.
Ralston
on.
Dieppe
operation;
Oct.
16:
SS.
Caribou
sunk
in
Gulf;
Dec.
30:'
First
Canadians
(300
all
ranks)
to
Eighth
Army
In
North
Africa.
1913
April
2:
First
Canadian
hospital
ship
arrives
at.Halifax;.May
1:
Canadians
in
Tunisia
as
observers;
May
12:
Fighting
ends
in
(North
Africa;
July
10:
Canadian
1st
Division
and
1st
Cana-
ian
Army
Tank
Brigade
lands
in
Sicily;
Aug.
6:
Canadian
troops
start
preparation
to
invade
Italy;
Aug.
13:
First
announcement
of
Siqily
casualties;
Aug.
16-1"
:
Messina
occupied.
Fighting
in
Sicily
ends;
Aug.
22:
Announce
ment
of
Kiska
landings;
Sept.
3:
Canadian
1st
Division
and
1st
Canadian
Army
Tank
Brigade
;
land
at
Rcsgio,
Italy
and
advance
northward
rapidly;
Sept.
8:
Unconditional
surrender
of
Italy
announced;
Sept.
19:
Capture,
of
Potenza
by
Canadian
1st
Divi
sion;
Oct.
14:
Capture
of
Cam-pobasso
by
Canadian
First
Div-sion;
Deci
8-9:
1st
Canadian
Division
attacks
across
Moro
River;
Dec.
12:
Retirement
of
General
McNaughton
as
Army
Commander;
Dec.
11-19.
Battle
of
Berardl
Crossroads.
V.C.
Is
awarded
Major
Triquet;
Dec.
20-
28:
Assault,
capture
and
clearing
of
Ortona
by
1st
Canadian
Divi
sion;
Dec.
26:
1st
Canadian
Corps
formed
In
Italy;
Dec.
29:
1st
Canadian
Corps
moves
to
Arl-
clle
tvont.
1944
Jan.
22:
Landing
at
Anzio;
Jan.
26:
Kiska
force
returns
to
Canada,;
Jan.
28:
1st
Canadian
Corpti
under
Lleut.-Gen.
Grerar
with
1
Eighth
Army;
Feb.
3:
General
McNaughton
returns
to
Canada;
April
24:
1st
Canadian
Corps
moves
from
Arielli
area;
May
23;
.
,
Assault
and
breaking
of
Adoph
Hitler
Line,
by
1st
Canadian
Corps;
May
24:
Major
Mahoncy
secures
bridgehead
and
wins
V.C.
at
Melfa
River
crossing;
June
4:
1st
Canadian
Corps
came
tnto
Army
Reserve.
Rome
fell
to
the
Fifth
Army;
June
6:
D-DAY-Canadian
3rd
Division
landi
in
Normandy;
July
4:
Battle
of
Car-
piquet;
July
8:
Capture
of
Caen;
July
9:
Canadian
2nd
Division
lands
In
Normandy;
Aug.
8:
Caen
breakthrough;
Aug.
19:
FaJalse
Gap
closed.
Major
D.
V.
Carrie
wins
V.C;
Aug.
23:
Paris
liberated;
Sept.
1:
Dieppe
re-entered;
September
2:
Gothic
Line
In
Italy
croKen;
aept.
i;
iver
oamme
crossed;
Sept.
12:
Canadian
j
take
Le
Havre;
Sept.
20:
Canadian
capture
Boulogne;
Sept.
30:
Cal
ais
liberated;
Oct.
7-22:
Battle
of
Schelde;
Nov.
1:
Antwerp
port
cleared;
Nov.
2:
Ralston
resigns.
McNaughton
new
minister
;ot
na
tional
defence;
Dec.
12:
v.C.
an
nounced
for
Pte.
E.
A.
(Soiokey)
Smith.
1945
Feb.
8:
Canadians
opctn
Siegfried
offensive;
Feb.
122
Canadians
take
Cleve;
Feb.
15:
Rhine
River
reached;
March
23,":
Canadian
3rd
Division
crpssej
Rhine;
March
30:
Canadians
capture
Emmerich
and
drive
north
into
Holland;
April
18:
Canadians
in
Holland
seal
off
German
escape;
May
2:
Fighting
in
Holland
ceases;
May
4;
War
hi
Europe
ends.
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