by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Joe Bouzek is an interesting guy. He came to Canada, at the age of 13, from England, with his family in 1928 and settled in the great metropolis of Stewart, BC. At that time Stewart had a population of about 1,000 and no roads leading into it. The only way in was by...
by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Amiens (August 8 – August 12, 1918) Now considered the “shock troops” of the allies, the Canadians deal a major blow to German dreams of victory in the war. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, the new Bolshevik government quickly made peace with Germany....
by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Canadians at Passchendaele Early in October 1917, the Canadians were sent to Belgium to relieve the battered ANZAC forces and take part in the final push to capture Passchendaele. Canadian Corps commander Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie inspected the terrain and...
by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Hill 70 and Lens Our country’s great victory at Vimy Ridge in April 1917 was soon followed by Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie (who had played an important role in planning and directing the battle there) being named commander of the Canadian Corps. Its first major...
by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The battle of Vimy Ridge Part of Arras Offensive By 1917, after three years of fruitless slaughter, the First World War had become a struggle of attrition. The opposing Allied and German armies were stuck in a stalemate on the Western Front – a vast line of trench...
by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
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