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Canadian Sherman Firefly in the Netherlands, 1944.
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Sgt Gerard Durocher, of Canadian Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal - displaying twenty-nine German medals which he acquired as souvenirs. Berlin, 19 July 1945.
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Female workers assemble Browning-Inglis Hi-Power pistols at the John Inglis munitions plant in Canada around April of 1944.
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Female workers assemble Browning-Inglis Hi-Power pistols at the John Inglis munitions plant in Canada around April of 1944.
Some interesting reading here relating to the above......
John Inglis and Bren Production
The John Inglis company wrangled a no-bid contract to build Bren guns for the British and Canadian armies which became the subject of a Royal Commission inquiry
www.forgottenweapons.com
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Canadians in Germany.
Infantry of the Chaudière Regiment going along dyke during the clearing of the flooded area near Cleve, Germany, February 10th, 1945.
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Canadian troops heading toward Juno beach on June 6, 1944.
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Canadian Grenadier Guards aboard Sherman "Firefly", with a German souvenir on top. Almelo, Netherlands, April 1945.
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Checking the gunsight of a Priest M-7 105mm. self-propelled gun, near Verrières Ridge. France, 20 June 1944.
Eye's right.
Proper.
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A Vickers gun crew relocates their weapon during training (1942).
Gah! I think I would be able to lug anyone of those components a few hundred feet and forget about being in a stream bed.
(Of course I'm not 21 anymore)
(Of course I'm not 21 anymore)
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And don't forget...
"Snakes. Why do there always have to be snakes?" - I. Jones
"Snakes. Why do there always have to be snakes?" - I. Jones
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In the ruins of the Italian town of Ortona, 1943.
Next tour on my bucket list and someday after the CoVid is the Gustav Line.
The Liri Valley to Ortona.
"The primary Gustav Line ran across Italy from just north of where the Garigliano River flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, through the Apennine Mountains to the mouth of the Sangro River on the Adriatic coast in the east."
Stopping frequently for wine and pasta of course.
Edit: I should said first the the battle for Ortona was an extremely bloody affair.
The Liri Valley to Ortona.
"The primary Gustav Line ran across Italy from just north of where the Garigliano River flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, through the Apennine Mountains to the mouth of the Sangro River on the Adriatic coast in the east."
Stopping frequently for wine and pasta of course.
Edit: I should said first the the battle for Ortona was an extremely bloody affair.
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R.C.A.F. Leading Aircraftman Allen Davidson enjoying one cigar while sitting on a 1000 lbs bomb in front of a Hawker Typhoon at Welschap Airfield (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), Sept, 1944.
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I've been camping on that same field during Dynamo Open Air many times...