Planned and executed with precision, the attack on Vimy Ridge redefined the Canadian Corps as an elite formation. The victory at Vimy Ridge in April 1917 is the one military story that most Canadians know. Some of our best writers—journalists and historians alike, from Pierre Berton to Tim Cook—have written books on Vimy and the event …| Legion Magazine
On Dec. 28, 1945, Major-General Kurt Meyer was found guilty of war crimes for the massacre of 18 Canadians at Abbaye D’Ardenne in Normandy, France, shortly after D-Day in 1944.| Legion Magazine
In June 1942, Canadian troops arrived for six weeks combined operations training on the Isle of Wight in England in preparation for the raid on Dieppe.| Legion Magazine
After occupying Cambrai, France, Canadian troops continued the Hundred Days Offensive, engaging in the attack on Iwuy, eight kilometres to the northeast, on Oct| Legion Magazine