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The Spoils of War A smiling and relaxed Canadian soldier from the 2nd Canadian Siege Battery strips down to his shirtsleeves to casually pose with a prized war trophy—a German MG 08/15 machine gun—while standing on a highly degraded, blown-out trench lip in France during the Hundred Days Offensive, August – October 1918. This was the final Allied push of the First World War. #2ndCanadianSiegeBatteryWWI https://amzn.to/4dtVsN9 For more great historical content, check out the following sites-- https://canadasmilitaryhistory.substack.com Your financial support is essential to our continued ability to bring you engaging historical stories. You may support us at:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CanadasMilitaryHistory

  Ambulance Corps Doing the Real Thing at Camp Petawawa, Ontario. 1912. The Militia Medical Service was established in 1899. The Militia Medical Service was redesignated as a Corps on 2 July 1904; the regular component as "Permanent Active Militia Medical Corps" and the militia component as "Militia Army Medical Corps in 1904. Both components were redesignated "Canadian Army Medical Corps" on 1 May 1909. The regular component was redesignated "The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps" on 3 November 1919. #CanadianMilitia https://amzn.to/4tADOx5

  Lieutenant Louis Woods of Le Régiment de Maisonneuve observing a German position during Operation Veritable near Nijmegen, Netherlands, 8 February 1945. #OperationVeritable1945 https://amzn.to/42mlZXH If you enjoy my content, please consider a one-time donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CanadasMilitaryHistory

Infantrymen of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in a Buffalo amphibious vehicle taking part in Operation Veritable en route from Niel to Keeken, Germany, 9 February 1945. #OperationVeritable1945 https://amzn.to/4d0Yb1A If you enjoy my content, please consider a one-time donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CanadasMilitaryHistory

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. #BattleofOrtona https://amzn.to/3OR9ssc If you enjoy my content, please consider a one-time donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CanadasMilitaryHistory

  Lieutenant-General E.L.M. Burns, General Officer Commanding 1st Canadian Corps, consults his map en route to Rimini, Italy, 23 September 1944. #CanadasFightinItaly1944 https://amzn.to/42qybGU

Infantrymen of The Carleton and York Regiment preparing to lob a hand grenade into a sniper’s hideout, Campochiaro, Italy, 23 October 1943. #TheCarletonandYorkRegiment https://amzn.to/4fdbVrm If you enjoy my content, please consider a one-time donation at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CanadasMilitaryHistory