by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following (A-B) Canadians are buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery: Surname Forename Initials Age Date of Death Rank Regiment Unit Ser # Grave Reference AADLAND RICHARD R 40 12/02/1945 Rifleman Regina Rifle Regiment, R.C.I.C. ‘L/106876’ XXV. C....
by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Groesbeek Memorial During the Second World War, many thousands of men and women from all countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire lost their lives in trying to repel the German invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium in 1940. In the ensuing struggle to...
by brucericketts | Jul 4, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Introduction When Canadians think about Canadian Armed Forces personnel serving in overseas peace efforts, one of the first places they probably think about is the Balkan peninsula of southeast Europe. Canadians have served in European Community, United Nations (UN)...
by brucericketts | Jul 4, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
This section will include the history of the Korean...
by brucericketts | Jul 4, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Few words conjure the futility and the staggering losses of the First World War like the Somme. In the summer of 1916, the British launched a major offensive against German lines. The battle lasted five months, killed or wounded approximately 1.2 million men, and...
