Canadian Army In World War Ii

Canadian Forces in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Canadian troops man a 6-pdr anti-tank gun during Exercise 'Spartan', 9 March 1943.

Follow-up waves of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade disembarking with bicycles from landing craft onto 'Nan White' sector of Juno Beach at Bernieres-sur-Mer, 6 June 1944. The British 2nd Army: second-wave troo More

A captured Panzergrenadier of the Hitlerjugend taken by a Canadian Intelligence Unit during the fighting for Caen. The official Public Archives of Canada caption for this photo taken a month after the activitie More

Major A. D'Arcy Marks and Captain Alfred Brandon Conron of the 1st Hussars with a Sherman tank of "C" Squadron, 1st Hussars Regiment, Colomby-sur-Thaon, France

Tank crew with their Sherman Vc Firefly tank of the 1st Hussars near Zetten, Netherlands, 20 January 1945. (L-R): Trooper Neil McDougall, Sergeant Tony Hornick, Troopers Johnnie Pritchard and Bill Stewart.

Lieutenant I. Macdonald (with binoculars) of The 48th Highlanders of Canada preparing to give the order to attack to infantrymen of his platoon, San Leonardo di Ortona, Italy. Infantrymen L-R: Sergeant J.T. Co More

Corporal W. Nichorster of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals examines the telephone switchboard in the underground bunker of a German radar station at Beny-sur-Mer, France. Although the site was originally int More

Canadian forces advancing from the Gustav Line to the Hitler Line.

Canadian military during World War II

LCA (Landing Craft Assault) containing Winnipeg Rifles head for the Normandy Juno beach - June 6, 1944. Most are wearing Mk III helmets.

Pte. Jack Bailey of the Perth Regiment, sniping at enemy troops, Orsogna, Italy, 29 January 1944. Bailey is using a Pattern 1914 Enfield bolt-action rifle fitted with a telescopic sight. There is a Bren light m More

LAC caption : Unidentified signaller receiving the order to fire a 5.5-inch gun of a Medium Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.) south of Vaucelles, France. Comment : The photograph also shows a s More

Infantrymen in a Landing Craft Assault (LCA) going ashore from H.M.C.S. PRINCE HENRY off the Normandy beachhead, France, 6 June 1944

Français : Des soldats canadiens avec un membre de la Luftwaffe fait prisonnier à l'aéroport de Carpiquet (07/1944)

Opération Spring 25 juillet 1944

Soldiers firing a 6-pounder gun on Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, during military exercise.

The formation signs used by the Canadian Army in WWII would be covered by a Crown Copyright held by the Canadian Department of National Defence. The copyright expired 50 years after the formation sign was crea More

Français : le clair de lune de l'opération Spring

Français : Fusilier de l'unité de Mont Royal à May-sur-orne pendant la bataille de Normandie

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H/Captain Callum Thompson, a Canadian chaplain, conducting a funeral service in the Normandy bridgehead, France, 16 July 1944.

Français : fantassins canadien vers l'orne pendant la bataille de Normandie Public domain photograph of a tank, military armed vehicle, construction vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picr More

Major-General B.M. Hoffmeister, General Officer Commanding 5th Canadian Armoured Division, in the Sherman tank "Vancouver" near Castrocielo, Italy

infanterie canadienne pendant l'opération Spring

View looking east along 'Nan White' Beach, showing personnel of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade landing from LCI(L) 299 of the 2nd Canadian (262nd RN) Flotilla on D-Day Français : Vue ouest-est de la plage «  More

Français : réunion d'état-major en Normandie le 20 juillet 44

Riflemen of the 48th Highlanders of Canada take cover during a German counterattack north of San Leonardo di Ortona in the Moro River Campaign. (L-R): Private L.N. Welbanks, Sergeant G.D. Adams and Private L.G. Thompson.

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Personnel of Le Royal 22e Régiment getting ready for disembarkation, Villapiana, Italy, 16 September 1943. Français : Soldats du Royal 22e Régiment prêts pour le débarquement en Italie. (Villapiana, Italie)

Private L.H. Johnson and Sergeant D.R. Fairborn of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion with a PIAT anti-tank weapon, Lembeck, Germany, 29 March 1945.

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, 1945. On the left the Columbushaus, on the right the ruin of Hotel Fürstenhof. Canadian soldiers in the jeep. Deutsch: Der Potsdamer Platz 1945. Links das Columbushaus, rechts die Ruin More

Canadian military during World War II

Private Ed Gerris of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, seen here with Principal Eccles of Shaw Business Schools, is using a specially-designed glove-covered artificial hand to learn penmanship during a ret More

Soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Canada rest in Blankenberge, September 1944. Français : Soldats du Royal Regiment of Canada en poste à Blankenberge en septembre 1944

Troops of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles near Ifs, France, 25 July 1944. Français : unité du Royal Winnipeg Rifles près Ifs au sud de Caen - opération Spring le 25 juillet 1944

Français : opération Spring

Tanks concentration of the Fort Garry Horse Français : regroupement de chars du Fort Garry Horse

Scouts of the en:Calgary Highlanders advancing north of Kapellen, October, 1944. (L-R): Sergeant H.A. Marshall, Corporal S. Kormendy

Private J.E. McPhee of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, who is armed with a sniper rifle, under German mortar fire, Foiano, Italy.

Prisoners in advanced state of starvation in a concentration camp liberated by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, Sergeant Lucien Lapierre of the New Brunswick North Shore Regiment. Published in Weimar, Germa More

A General Motors Staghound T-17E1 armoured car of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons crossing a Bailey bridge, Elbeuf, France, 28 August 1944. Soldiers are offloading railway ties to reinforce or smooth out the road surface.

General Motors Staghound T-17E1 armoured cars of "A" Squadron, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, in the Hochwald, Germany, 2 March 1945. The first car has tire chains on all four wheels.

General Motors 'Staghound' T17E1 armoured cars of the 18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons) crossing the Seine River in Elbeuf.

LAC caption : Unidentified personnel of the Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.) in a Universal Carrier equipped with a Vickers machine gun, Italy

Canadian soldiers under fire near Fleury sur-Orne in the early hours of July 25, 1944. Colourized version of File:Verrieres-under-fire.jpg.

Canadian soldiers under fire near Fleury sur-Orne in the early hours of July 25, 1944 Français : Soldats canadiens sous le feu ennemi près de Fleury-sur-Orne lors des premières heures du 25 juillet 1944

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Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Bevrijdingsvreugd: Amersfoort Beschrijving : Kinderen in klederdracht op een Canadese pantserwagen Datum : 7 mei 1945 Locatie : Amersfoo More

Arrival of the Royal 22e Régiment in Quebec City. Français : Arrivée du Royal 22e Régiment à Québec.

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Français : Ces soldats canadiens nettoient ce canon antichar avant de continuer à combattre.Türkçe: Birleşik Krallık ve Commonwealth ordularının standart tanksavar toplarından Ordnance QF 6 pounder'ın bakımını More

Dieppe's pebble beach and cliff immediately following the raid on August 19th, 1942. A scout car has been abandoned.

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Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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Français : Ces soldats canadiens nettoient ce canon antichar avant de continuer à combattre.

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This Canadian soldier controls the traffic on the streets of Bernières-sur-Mer. The church has been hit by several grenade rounds. The steeple features two grenade impacts and the side roof was damaged. Juno Be More

Canadian crew of a Sherman-tank, south of Vaucelles near Caen (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France), during the battle of Normandy in June 1944. Français : Équipage canadien d’un char Sherman, au sud de Vaucell More

Infantrymen of C Company, the Royal Rifles of Canada, and their mascot Gander the dog en route to Hong Kong. The photo was taken in Vancouver, British Columbia, circa 27 October 1941. In the Battle of Hong Kon More

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Canadese legervoertuigen [locatie Kampen?] Datum : april 1945 Trefwoorden : militairen, tanks, tweede werel More

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Bevrijdingsvreugd: Wageningen - Amersfoort Beschrijving : Intocht van het Canadese 1e Leger in de provincie Utrecht Annotatie : Betreft More

Canadian troops leaving Europe, December 1945, Sailing home on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth

Canadian troops leaving Europe, December 1945, Sailing home on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth

Canadian soldiers on Walcheren Island during the Battle of the Scheldt, 1944. From the Donald Carson fonds, PR2011.0001/13.

Nationaal Archief Beschrijving: Fotoserie uit Deventer (front n.o.-nederland) Canadese militairen doorzoeken panden in de Deventer binnenstad. Datum:11 april 1945 Vervaardiger: Anefo / Poll, Willem van de. Bes More

The British 2nd Army: Second wave troops of 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, probably Highland Light Infantry of Canada, disembarking with bicycles from LCI(L)s (Landing Craft Infantry Large) onto 'Nan White' Be More

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Canadian Army during the Italian Campaign of World War II. Churchill tank of 1st Canadian Armoured Division advancing towards the Gothic Line, 26 August 1944.

Plaque to the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Canadian Highlanders, Bernières, Calvados, Normandy, FranceFrançais : Plaque en hommage aux Highlanders canadiens, Bernières, Calvados.

Detail of the monument to the 2nd Canadian Queen's Own Rifles, Juno Beach, Calvados, Normandy, France.Français : Détail du monument aux 2nd Canadian Queen's Own Rifles, Juno Beach, Calvados

Monument to Regiment de la Chaudière, Juno Beach, Calvados, Normandy, FranceFrançais : Monument aux morts du Régiment de la Chaudière, Juno Beach, Bernières-sur-Mer, Calvados.

Canadian Private MacDonald gives first aid to a child - 1944. Photo by Ken Bell

Cap badge of the Canadian Carleton and York Regiment

"General Sir Bernard Montgomery (eighth from left) talking with Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds (ninth from left) and other senior officers of the 2nd Canadian Corps at Corps Headquarters in the Normandy bridgeh More

Canadian paratroopers meet Russian soldiers on the east side of Wismar, Germany, May 1945.

Français : Des soldats canadiens appartenant au Royal Winnipeg Rifles marchant en formation dans un champ près de Ifs.

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Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Canadezen weer thuis. The National Film Bourd Datum : 16 februari 1946 Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Ane More

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Canadezen weer thuis. The National Film Bourd Datum : 16 februari 1946 Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Ane More

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Canadezen weer thuis. The National Film Bourd Datum : 16 februari 1946 Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Ane More

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Canadezen weer thuis. The National Film Bourd Datum : 16 februari 1946 Fotograaf : Fotograaf Onbekend / Ane More

Canadian soldiers on exercise in the hills on Hong Kong Island before the Japanese invasion.