Canada's Military History

General Motors T17E1 Staghound armoured cars of "A" Squadron, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, in the Hochwald, Germany, March 2, 1945.

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A German prisoner captured by Canadian troops of 1st Bttn, North Shore Reg't, Langrune-sur-Mer, June 7, 1944.

On the 7th they advanced inland to occupy the village of Tailleville & the forest to the south in order to seize the radar station near Douvres-la-Délivrande.

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A Supermarine Spitfire Mark VB of No. 412 Sqn RCAF based at Lasham, Hampshire, makes a low-level attack on ‘Eastland’ forces in the Thames Valley area during Exercise Spartan, March 4-12, 1943.

This was a test of the structures, components, & organization of the army at that time.

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Still from camera gun footage shot from a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB flown by Flying Officer J M G “Plum” Plamondon RCAF of No. 198 Sqn RAF, as he shot down a Junkers Ju 88 during a sortie over northern France. 1943-1944.

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The Battle of Hill 355, October 1952, During the Korean War. Part 1.

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Dead German Soldier besides the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in April 1945.

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Machine Gun Section

85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders)

Halifax, N.S., 1915-1916

The view looks south along North Park St. in Halifax.

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Three happy Canadians in Lens, France. February 21, 1918.

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Wasp Wings Part 1

The Spitfire and notable Canadian RCAF fighter pilots during World War II.

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Henry Norwest, a Cree-Métis saddler, cowboy, trapper & hunter from Alberta, served as a sniper with the 50th Bttn C.E.F. Officially had 115 confirmed kills, the highest “score” recorded in the British Empire to that point, Norwest was KIA August 18, 1918 near Amiens.

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107th “Timberwolf” Bttn, "A" Coy, Subalterns, Fr., 29/07/1917. Front,left, Lt O. Martin; & back right, Lt J. Moses. Loaned to RFC. Martin survived war as a pilot, stayed in Cdn Militia between wars; promoted to Brigadier in WW2. Moses died Apr 1, 1918. J. Stacey,pilot from 107th, died after Moses.

Russ Piché, Métis from Vankleek Hill, Ontario, in the Canadian Army during the Korean War. Here with the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, destroying enemy bunker-tunnel and ammunition supply in no man’s land. Piché is pictured fourth from left.

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Robert Carriere, Métis from St. Boniface, Manitoba taking a well-deserved break during fighting during the Korean War. He is shown here holding a Lee Enfield (issued) and his U.S. built M2 rapid-fire carbine. 1952.

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"Wounded Canadians"

Stretcher-bearers move around shell holes to carry the wounded to aid posts behind the front. Here, the wounded received first aid before walking or being carried farther to the rear for more advanced treatment. WW1 1914-1918.

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The American Frigate Chesapeake, Crippled and Thrown into Utter Disorder by the Two First Broadsides Fired from H.M.S. Shannon, (1 June 1813).

Painted by John Christian Schetky. Designed by Captain Richard King. Created in 1840.

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Stoney Creek Battlefield Park Opening. Stoney Creek, Ontario. 1899.

Commemorating the Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813, occurred during the War of 1812.

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The Battle of Queenston Heights (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario), October 13th, 1812. Published on April 12, 1836.
Drawn by Major James Dennis. Engraved by Thomas Sutherland.

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Sailors reviewed before memorial—With Canada's great memorial at Vimy towering in the background, blue-uniformed sailors proudly passed in review during the dedication ceremony. While Canadian pilgrims looked on, the king had just dedicated Canada's memorial when the picture was taken on May 8,1936.

Canadian soldiers with the last German officer at the Mont Lambert fortification, Boulogne, France, September 17, 1944.

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Infantrymen of The Toronto Scottish Regiment embarking in H.M. Troopship EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA en route to Britain. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, December 7, 1939.

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Siege of Louisbourg in 1745 by New England troops, during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. The Siege lasted from May 12 - June 28, 1745.

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Lt. James E. Bowly of HMS Raccoon and Lt. Walker B. Bridges, HMS Royalist, while in port in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1870-1872. The Raccoon was a screw corvette of 1467 tons, and the Royalist a screw sloop of 669 tons.

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HMS Royal Alfred, Halifax Harbour, NS. 1870.

An armoured-plated steamship, the Royal Alfred was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir George Rodney Mundy, 1867-1869, Admiral George Grenville Wellesley, 1869-1870, and of Vice-Admiral Edward G. Fanshawe, 1870-1873.

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HMS Duncan in Halifax Harbour, 1865.

Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, this vessel was stationed on the North America & West Indies Station from 1860-1868. Photograph by Parish & Co., who operated in Halifax, N.S. from 1862-1868.

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British naval vessel HMS Zealous at anchor in Halifax Harbour. 1863.
Photograph by "William Chase, 167 Hollis opposite Club House, Halifax."

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Royal Navy vessels in Halifax Harbour, 1863.
Photograph by "William Chase, 167 Hollis opposite Club House, Halifax."

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Lieut. Johnston, HMS Valorous, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1862.
Photo by William Notman.

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"Mr. Lark"

Served on the corvette, HMS Cadmus. Although Mr. Lark was stationed in Halifax in 1861, the Notman Studio did not yet exist as a business. Perhaps, Mr. Lark had his photograph taken during one of Notman's visits to Halifax or when his ship visited the port of Montreal. 1861.

Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, at Halifax on HMS Nile, 1860-64.

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