The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Operation Cottage: 1943 invasion of Kiska in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 13th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 6th Canadian Infantry Division
Operation Cottage, the invasion of Kiska, Alaska, in July 1943. (NARA Photo) Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against Kiska. The heavy cruisers involved in the operation were the USS Wichita, USS San Francisco, and USS Louisville, of which the latter is the one in the photograph. … Read more