by brucericketts | Aug 25, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Hill 70, stands with Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele as among the key Canadian battles of the First World War. Lt.-General Arthur Currie was fighting his first battle as the corps commander at Hill 70. After detailed preparations, the Canadian assault on 15 August worked...
by brucericketts | Aug 25, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The history of the Canadian Army, began when the title first came into official use in November 1940, during the Second World War, and is still used today. Although the official titles, Mobile Command, and later Land Force Command, were used from February 1968 to...
by brucericketts | Aug 23, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
On April 14, 1941, federal agriculture minister James Gardiner delivered an urgent address to the nation’s farmers. His words were broadcast coast-to-coast by CBC Radio. Canada had been at war for nearly 20 months and Gardiner began by summarizing where things stood....
by brucericketts | Aug 22, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Members of the Women’s Division (WD) of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) were wartime pioneers. Thousands of young Canadian women volunteered to serve at home and abroad during the Second World War as part of the air force. By replacing men in aviation support...
by brucericketts | Aug 18, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
During the Second World War, Canada’s East Coast Air Defence Radar coverage was comprised of twenty low powered units deployed in a chain of overlapping arcs. Several sites were constructed in Newfoundland, which at the time was not yet Canadian territory. As...
by brucericketts | Aug 15, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Saskatchewan Museums are members of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada: Royal Canadian Legion Museum, Branch 001 1820 Cornwall Street Regina, SK, S4P 2K2 Tel: 306-539-2615 www.reginalegion.com Saskatchewan Military Museum The Armouries 1600...
