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Name the province

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

#OTD in 1923, a D.H.4 aircraft of the Canadian Air Board, Canada's first governing body for aviation, in flight near High River in Alberta. Photo Credit: Item ID number: 3643529 #history #aviation #aviationhistory

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I'm really getting tired of living in interesting times.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

But but I thought Shermans instantly caught fire when they were even looked at wrong.

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Sergeant William Gerard Hussen points out that his tank had just been hit by a glancing blow from a German 88 mm shell near Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse. Library and Archives Canada: Item ID number: 3203609

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

When does the DC clown show start?

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#OTD in 1944, P/O Andrew Mynarski, of the RCAF, attempted to rescue his friend Pat Brophy, who was stuck inside the rear turret of a Lancaster. Hear how Mynarski made the ultimate sacrifice trying to save his friend in the video linked below. youtu.be/B3JmgeA-lMU #history #militaryhistory

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

#OTD in 1944, Andrew Mynarski desperately tried to save his friend Pat Brophy, who was trapped in a burning Lancaster in the skies above France. Learn more about Mynarski in our Google Arts & Culture story Andrew Mynarski VC: His Life and Service artsandculture.google.com/story/mQVxYj... #history

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

#OTD in 1944, P/O Andrew Mynarski, of the RCAF, attempted to rescue his friend Pat Brophy, who was stuck inside the rear turret of a Lancaster. Hear how Mynarski made the ultimate sacrifice trying to save his friend in the video linked below. youtu.be/B3JmgeA-lMU #history #militaryhistory

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

What a sad state of affairs for us all at the moment.

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

#OTD in 1944, the Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry was fought in Normandy. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and the 1st Hussars, @1hmuseum.bsky.social, attacked toward the 12th SS held village. The advance was a disaster for the Canadians, who took heavy casualties from the SS guns and tanks. #history

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

#OTD in 1944, the Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry was fought in Normandy. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and the 1st Hussars, @1hmuseum.bsky.social, attacked toward the 12th SS held village. The advance was a disaster for the Canadians, who took heavy casualties from the SS guns and tanks. #history

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Toronto Star articles on Tpr. Perry and Capt. Smuck, and a Montreal Star article on Tpr. LeClaire. All three were murdered by the 12th SS on this day in 1944.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

While D-Day and Normandy get much of the military history attention in Canada in early June, in 1916 another important Canadian battle was fought around the same time. The Battle of Mount Sorrel, fought from June 2-13, was one of Canada's toughest in #WorldWar1 . #history #militaryhistory

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Tomorrow will be the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry, in which Tpr. Bowes, Tpr. Charron, Tpr. Dumont, Tpr. Hancock, Tpr. Leclaire, Tpr. Loucks, Tpr. Perry, Tpr. Preston, Tpr. Scriven, Tpr. Silverberg, L/Sgt. Simmons, Capt. Smuck, and Tpr. Sutton of the 1st Hussars were murdered.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

1865 or 1915? Which one do you think it is? Leave your answer, and reasoning, in a comment below. #history #militaryhistory

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

#OTD in 1944, the Regina Rifles repulsed the 12th SS counterattack in and around Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse. The 12th SS took heavy losses. Hear about the battle from @seanboy.bsky.social on this livestream. A Very Hostile Night: The Regina Rifles at Bretteville youtube.com/live/6JPSH-V...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

A more lighthearted story about the #RCAF in Normandy that also shows the importance of Allied airpower in making #DDay and the Normandy landings successful. The Famous Spitfire Beer Run in Normandy youtu.be/Uw4sqjjRmkQ

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Once fascists take power lots of people start to die.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments