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The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Canadians in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945: Part 3, Mainland Italy, the Gustav Line, the Hitler Line, the Gothic Line, Monte Cassino and Rome

Breaking the Gustav Line Despite local victories, overall Allied attempts to break free of the Gustav Line remained frustrated throughout the winter, leading to a decision to concentrate forces for a joint offensive by the Eighth Army and the US Fifth Army at Monte Cassino. Accordingly, the Canadians moved there in late April. (Library and … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: First Canadian Army in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945, Primary Units

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Italian Campaign, 1943-1945 From the Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume II, “The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945” by LCol G.W.L. Nicholson, Ottawa, Queen’s Printer, 1956. Formations and units are grouped by corps. Designations are those authorized by General Orders at the … Read more

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in the Mediterranean Theatre during the Italian campaign, 1943-1945

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in the Mediterranean Theatre (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3526669) Lieutenant E.T. Simmons, RCNVR, Commanding Officer, HMCS Port Arthur, which sank the Italian submarine Tritone on 19 January 1943. Photo taken in April 1943. (IWM Photo, A17955) Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), 27 July 1943. Royal Canadian Navy and the … Read more

RCAF in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945 ‍ ‍ No. 331 Wing (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4435173) Vickers Wellington bomber Pilot J. Mason and his bomber Crew, No. 420 “Snowy Owl” Squadron, RCAF, 1942-1943. No. 420 (Bomber) Squadron No. 424 (Bomber) Squadron (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Canadians in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945, Part 7, Canadian cemeteries and war memorials in Italy

Canadian Cemeteries and Memorials in Italy Canada has more than 5,900 war dead in Italy, buried in Commonwealth War Cemeteries or commemorated on the Cassino Memorial. The Agira Canadian War Cemetery is located in the heart of Sicily, 71 kilometres from Catania, where 490 Canadians are buried. The Assisi War Cemetery forms part of the … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Canadians in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945, Part 1, Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily

Canadians in the Italian Campaign, 10 July 1943 – 2 May 1945, Part 1, Sicily Articles by Veterans Affairs Canada and by Mark Zuehlke (The Canadian Encyclopedia) (Canadian War Museum (CN 12245). Canadian Armour Passing through Ortona, by Charles Comfort. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3614539) Front Line – North Nova Scotia Regiment, … Read more

Canadian Army in the Korean War, 1950 – 1953

Canadian Army in the Korean War, 1950 – 1953 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4476730) 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in combat area, Korea. On 15 August 1950, following the invasion of the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea) by the Chinese Communist-dominated North Korea, the Second Battalion of the … Read more

Canadians in the South African War 1899-1902

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 2993542) Canadians at the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, February 1900. Painting by Arthur Henry Hider. The Second Boer War 11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British … Read more

Canadians on United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping and NATO-led Peacemaking Missions

Afghanistan Canada’s peacemaking operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. In 2006, Canada took on a larger role in Afghanistan after the Canadian troops were redeployed to Kandahar province.  2,500 CF continued operations there. The first Canadian Armed Forces contribution to the campaign against terrorism in Southwest Asia came at sea. Beginning in October 2001, … Read more

First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force, RCA Overseas Depot Batteries

RCA Overseas Depot Batteries ‍ ‍ (Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) (YSHS, FRM, Bella Doherty Photo) 1997.28.428. 65th Overseas Depot Battery (Woodstock, New Brunswick). Authorized under Order in Council P.C.2067/2068 of 6 August 1914. Organized under G.O. 69 of 15 July  1916 under command of Captain J.H. Evans. The battery remained in Canada as … Read more