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Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in World War II" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 307 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A total of 26 Canadian soldiers were executed for military offences during the two world wars. 25 occurred during World War I for charges such as desertion or cowardice: 23 were posthumously pardoned on 16 August 2006, while the remaining two men were executed for murder and would have been executed under civilian law.
The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, [1] Northwestern Europe, [2] and the North Atlantic.
The Normandy massacres were a series of killings in-which approximately 156 Canadian and two British prisoners of war (POWs) were murdered by soldiers of the 12th SS Panzer Division (Hitler Youth) during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. The majority of the murders occurred within the first ten days of the Allied invasion of France. [1]
1920 portrait of John Babcock, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War. John Babcock (1900–2010) — Canadian Expeditionary Force. Last Canadian veteran. [16] Gladys Powers (1899–2008) — British Army. Served in the WAAC and Royal Air Force; the WRAF. Last female veteran and last ...
Canadian Corps (World War II) 1st Canadian Division; 2nd Canadian Division; 3rd Canadian Division; 4th Canadian Division; 5th Canadian Division; 6th Canadian Infantry Division; 7th Canadian Infantry Division; Canadian Merchant Navy; Canadian Northwest Atlantic; Canadian Provost Corps; Canadian Rangers; Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
Pages in category "Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 332 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)