Thursday, May 14, 2026

The Battle of Ortona, 1943 - early 1944




Stretcher bearers evacuating casualties from “A” Company Headquarters, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (P.P.C.L.I.) north of Ortona, Italy, 20 January 1944.

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The Canadian Army in 1944.

 



Lieutenant-General E.L.M. Burns, General Officer Commanding 1st Canadian Corps, consults his map en route to Rimini, Italy, 23 September 1944.

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The Carleton & York Regiment in Italy, 1944.




Infantrymen of The Carleton and York Regiment preparing to lob a hand grenade into a sniper’s hideout, Campochiaro, Italy, 23 October 1943.

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The Gothic Line. Italy 1944.

 


Lance-Corporal J.A. Weston, West Nova Scotia Regiment, aiming his Bren gun across the Foglia River during the advance on the Gothic Line near Montelabbate, Italy, August 30, 1944.

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Canadian Army in the Netherlands in1944


Lance-Corporal J.D. Robillard of The Royal Regiment of Canada passing a sign which reads “Lend Your Dough To Finish The Show - Buy V Bonds”, Putte, Netherlands, 14 October 1944.

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The March to Berlin, 1945

 



Lance-Corporal J.E. Cunningham of The Essex Scottish Regiment practices firing a Lifebuoy flamethrower near Xanten, Germany, 10 March 1945.

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Canada and the Battle of the Falaise Pocket

Lance-Corporal Bill Baggott sleeping on his motorcycle, Falaise, France, ca.13-14 August 1944

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Abbaye d'Ardenne Massacre, June 7-8, 1944

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