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January 16, 1944 Ortona Salient, Italy

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At dawn on July 10, 1943, the Allieslaunched “Operation Husky,” theinvasion of southern Sicily, withCanadians coming ashore at Pachino. Te four-week battle was successful, butat a cost of more than 550 killed andmore than 650 Canadians wounded.

Tis marked the beginning of the ItalianCampaign of the Second World War. It was a series of Allied advances throughthe mountainous terrain of the island ofSicily and mainland Italy, which wereunder German control. Canadian troopsplayed an important role in several battles

between July 1943 and February 1945.

Germany needed to retain controlof mainland Italy and reinforced itsmountainous defences. A difficult Allied advance also encountered heavyrains, stifling dust or severe winter weather. Shortly before Christmas 1943,Canadians were thrust into a fierce battlefor Ortona. Stones littered the steep andnarrow streets and made it impossible fortanks to pass. Finally, on December 28,the coastal town was taken. Canadiantroops then continued their push through

Canadians in the Italian Campaign

Italy, fighting in the Liri Valley andhelping breach the Hitler Line, in centralItaly.

Canadian participation in the ItalianCampaign ended shortly before the final

Profiles of

CouragePrivate Ernest“Smokey”Smith of BritishColumbia servedin the ItalianCampaign andearned a VictoriaCross for hisactions at theSavio River onOctober 21 and22, 1944. Smithdied in 2005, thelast living CanadianVictoria Cross recipient.

Many Canadians who fought in Italy were not much older than today’s highschool students. Lizann Garbutt, a 17- year-old from Manitoba, took part in aVeterans Affairs Canada (VAC) YouthLearning Journey to Italy in 2004. Sheresearched a soldier from Manitoba,killed in Italy in 1944 at the age of 24.

“After doing my presentation on LanceCorporal Argue in the Cassino WarCemetery, I felt a greater appreciation forwhat all of the soldiers did ... you see all theheadstones jutting up out of the ground andall the names of the young soldiers, many ofthem only nineteen years and younger.

Up the Taedong River in a DestroyerIn December 1950, during the Korean War, the port cityof Chinnampo was facing a massive enemy advance andthe order was given to evacuate. Six United Nations (UN)ships, including three Canadian destroyers, were sent tohelp. It would not be easy—Chinnampo was more than 30kilometres up the aedong River, a waterway heavily minedby the North Koreans.

wo UN ships ran aground and were forced to turn backbut the remaining ships, led by HMCS Cayuga , reachedthe city after a nerve-wracking passage through shal low,confusing channels on a pitch-dark night. Te destroyersguarded against possible enemy attack and helped destroy

the railway lines, docks and supplies left behind, so theycould not be used by the enemy. Teir job done, the shipsreturned safely to the ocean.

oday, Canadian sailors continue to serve far from home.Canadian ships have been regularly patrolling the waters offsouthwest Asia in support of the war on terror.

Canadians Defend Nicosia AirportQuick thinking is often the best defence. In 1974, urkish soldiersinvaded the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a key targetbeing the airport in the capital city of Nicosia. With only a fewheavy weapons, Canadian peacekeepers cleverly patrolled the airportunder cover of darkness, creating the impression of a well-guardedlocation. Te tactic worked. Te urks withdrew and the Canadiansretained control of the airport.

o learn more, search the Veterans Affairs Canada Web site under“Cyprus.”

FlyingAces A “Flying Ace” is a military aviatorcredited with bringing down at leastfive enemy aircraft in combat. Tere were more than 180 Canadian acesduring the First World War. Treeof them ranked among the top 10aces of the war: Billy Bishop (72 victories), Raymond Collishaw (61 victories) and Donald MacLaren (54 victories). William Barker narrowlymissed being in the top 10, with 50 victories. He is one of Canada’s mostdecorated servicemen. He receivedthe Victoria Cross, the DistinguishedService Order and the Military Cross,among other honours.

A formerMinisterof Veterans Affairs, the lateHonourableDaniel J.MacDonaldserved as asergeant inItaly duringthe Second World War.On December21, 1944,at the Senio River, an explodingshell resulted in the amputation ofhis left arm and leg. MacDonaldmarried after the war and returned toBothwell, Prince Edward Island, tofarm, raise seven children and laterenter provincial and federal politics.

victory in Italy. By February 1945, theCanadians were shifted to join the 1stCanadian Army in northwest Europe.Canadian troops fought bravely in Italy,suffering approximately 26,000 casualties,including almost 6,000 dead.

I think about what I plan on doing in two years and I know that I am able to have the freedom and choices that I have today becausethese young boys, these

young men, fought for my freedom andthe freedom that allCanadians enjoy today.”

Canadians are stillserving far fromhome in places like Afghanistan, Haitiand the Sudan.

Youth and Remembrance

Canadian soldier on tank near Potenza, Italy. September 1943.

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Private Ernest“Smokey” Smith, VC

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Canadian youth with Veteran Douglas Langtree in Italy, 2004.

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Canadian destroyer HMCS Cayuga.

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Painting of William Barker, VC, “ Te ManWho Wouldn’t Die,” by Mer v Corning, fromthe Esterline Leach International Heritage ofthe Air Collection. Used with permission.

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Canadians Come Ashore on D -DayIn the early years of the Second World War, Germany occupied most of WesternEurope. Tey built a string of formidabledefensive positions along the Atlanticcoast, transforming the continent into“Fortress Europe.”

Te Allies planned “Operation Overlord”to liberate Western Europe—history’slargest combined (sea, land and air)invasion. On “D-Day,” June 6, 1944,British, American and Canadian forcescame ashore in Normandy, France.Canadian paratroopers landed behindenemy lines in the pre-dawn hours, while approximately 15,000 Canadiansbegan landing at “Juno Beach” laterthat morning. Tey pushed the farthestinland of any of the Allied forces thatday. Tousands of Canadian sailors andairmen also participated in the invasionforce, weakening the German defences

NATO Marks 60 Years After the Second World War, a newthreat to world peace emerged. TeSoviet Union and its Communist alliesfaced off against the United States,Canada and Western Europe for politicaland military dominance in the post-war world. Known as the “Cold War,” thistense showdown lasted from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s.

Te Cold War dominated Canada’smilitary efforts for decades. Te North Atlantic reaty Organization (NAO) was founded in 1949 as an alliance ofdemocratic countries who agreed to cometo each other’s defence if any one ofthem was attacked. 2009 marks the 60th anniversary of this organization. Canada was one of the original 12 members ofNAO, a number that has grown to 28member countries.

Canada’s primary NAO contributionsin Europe during the Cold War includedan armoured brigade stationed in West Germany and a number of airforce squadrons based in France (untilthe late 1960s) and West Germany. oday, the Canadian Forces contribute

Flying forFreedom o win the Second World War, the Allies needed tocontrol the skies. Canada was selected as a majorsite of Allied aircrewtraining in 1939. It hadthe geographical space fora large training program,

was out of range of enemybombing and close toNorth American factoriesproducing planes andneeded equipment.

Te British Commonwealth Air rainingPlan (BCAP) saw construction of morethan 100 airfields across Canada. Morethan 130,000 pilots, navigators, wirelessoperators, bombers, air gunners andflight engineers were trained by 1945. Tey came from the Commonwealthcountries of Canada, Britain, Australiaand New Zealand. Men fromPoland, Norway, Belgium, Holland,Czechoslovakia and France were trainedas well. It was dangerous work: morethan 850 died, many buried in thecommunities where they had trained.

The Canadian Red Cross:There for the Troops Tose who served during the war yearsfaced great hardships and Canadiancivilians did their best to support them.Many Veterans would remember withgratitude the efforts of the Canadian RedCross women.

During the Second World War,more than 15,000 Canadian women volunteered to serve on the home frontand overseas with the Canadian RedCross Corps. Tey supported patientsand staff in military hospitals, droveambulances, worked in administrativeroles, helped civilians affected by thefighting, supported the families ofmilitary members and staffed hostels and

Did You Know? Nova Scotia’s Leonard Murrayentered naval college at 15, andserved at sea during the First World

War.During the Second World War,Rear Admiral Murray, of the RoyalCanadian Navy, was in charge ofthe Allied air and naval forces inthe Northwest Atlantic Ocean. He was the only Canadian to commandan Allied theatre of operationsduring the war, protecting theMerchant Navy convoys fromdeadly attacks by German U-boats(submarines). Te convoystransported Allied troops and vitalsupplies from North America toEurope for the war effort.

canteens for military men. Te Red Crossalso distributed care packages for Alliedprisoners of war.

Saskatchewan’s Grace Maynard helpedformer Allied prisoners of war on their

release from enemy prison camps.

“Victory in Europe Day was spent in acamp among former prisoners of war. Formany the war had been over for years butthere were tears and hugs and much joy.

An Irishman came over to me and we criedtogether when he said, ‘If only you knewhow you people in the Red Cross saved ourlives by sending us food parcels.’ I was toldthis over and over again.” *

Te BCAP was one of Canada’s mostimportant and successful contributionsto the war effort. It was a huge financialcommitment for our young country. Te new air bases created jobs and aneconomic boost in many towns. After the war, these airports would be key elementsin the growth of civilian air service acrossthe country. More than 3,700 of theairmen who came here to train marriedlocal women, many returning to live inCanada after the war.

and protecting the landing force fromenemy counter-attack.

Nursing Sister Georgina Seeley of NewBrunswick was working at a militaryhospital in England on D-Day. Te daystarted quietly... but that would soonchange.

“And can you believe that one minute wehad not one patient. welve hundred emptybeds with hot water bottles in them....I looked out the window, you could not seethe end of the ambulances. [Soon] every bedwas filled. welve hundred beds.”

Te landings would be followed byalmost a year of fierce fighting, takingthe Canadian Army through France,Belgium and Holland, and liberatingmillions by the time the war in Europeofficially ended on May 8, 1945.

support and personnel to a varietyof ongoing NAO trainingefforts and operations. Indeed,Canada’s current military effortsin Afghanistan are part of a largerUnited Nations-mandated NAOforce.

After the war, Red Cross Corps volunteers also escorted warbrides (European women whomarried Canadian servicemen)and their children sailing toCanada.

Te year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the CanadianRed Cross. Canadian volunteerscontinue to serve overseas ininternational Red Cross efforts inplaces like Afghanistan.

* Quote taken from Women Overseas – Memoirs of the Canadian Red Cross Corps ,edited by Frances Martin Day, Phyllis Spenceand Barbara Ladouceur. Ronsdale Press,1998.

Canadian soldiers coming ashore at Juno Beach on D-Day.

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Canadian Forces members are in Afghanistanas part of a NAO force.

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Canadian women contributed to the success of the BCAP as well,sometimes working as ground crew to keep the planes flying.

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Reproduction of Second World War CanadianRed Cross poster.

Rear Admiral L.W. Murray (left) presentingawards to crew members of destroyer HMCSSt. Croix in 1942.

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Profiles of CourageHenry Louis Norwest was one of the

best snipers of the First World War, with115 fatal shots. He earned the MilitaryMedal for his bravery and devotionunder fire during the taking of the“Pimple,” a strongly defended high pointon Vimy Ridge, in April 1917. He wasawarded a bar to his Military Medal thefollowing year.

Nova Scotia Hero Receives VC William Hall, who served on theBritish Royal Navy Ship HMSShannon, was the first Nova Scotian,and the first black person, to receivethe Victoria Cross.

In 1857, Hall was sent with a brigadeof soldiers to Lucknow, India, to relievethe besieged British garrison.

As a member of one of four gun crews,Hall was attempting to break throughthe walls of an important enemystronghold. Heavy enemy gunfire leftonly Hall and another officer alive.

Tey continued to load and fire the lastgun until the wall was broken, allowingthe soldiers of the British garrison toescape.

Hall died in 1904 at his farm in Avonport, Nova Scotia. His Victoria

Jean Brillant, from Assametquaghan,Quebec, was alieutenant withthe 22nd Battalion,known after the war as the Royal 22e Régiment oraffectionatelynamed the“Vandoos.”Brillant was in action on August 8,1918, during the Battle of Amiens.

While leading his company in twoseparate attacks on enemy machine-gun posts, he greatly assisted in thecapture of some 150 prisoners and 16machine guns. He was wounded inboth attacks, but refused to leave hiscompany.

During an attack on a third enemypost, Brillant was wounded a thirdtime and died of his wounds twodays later. Decorated with theMilitary Cross in May 1918, he wasposthumously awarded the VictoriaCross in September 1918. He isburied in Villers-Bretonneux MilitaryCemetery, France.

E-Mails from the Front

Connected by a ThreadIn May 1944, Lieutenant George Williamson of the Royal CanadianEngineers removed his uniformbefore swimming across a river on amission in Italy. Unfortunately, he wascaptured, and given a replacementuniform by the Red Cross at hisprisoner of war camp. Militaryuniforms are a source of pride and

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Norwest was born in Fort Saskatchewan,

Alberta, a Métis of French-Creeancestry. He worked as a ranch-handand rodeo performer.

Tree months before the end of the war, Henry Louis Norwest was kil ledby an enemy sniper. He is buried inthe Warvillers Churchyard ExtensionCemetery in Warvillers, France.

Brillant Refusedto Quit

William Hall earnsVictoria Cross

First World Warbegins

August 4, 1914

1st NewfoundlandRegiment goes overthe top atBeaumont-Hamel

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at Vimy Ridge

April 9-12,1917

Canadians capturePasschendaele

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Canadian sniper

Henry Norwestis killed in action

Armistice endsFirst World WarNovember 11,1918

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Canada entersSecond World War

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Air Training

Plan begins

Canadians comeashore in Sicily

Canadians comeashore on D-Day

Battle of the Scheldtcomes to an end

Early November,1944

V-E Day – Official end

of Second World Warin EuropeMay 8, 1945V-J Day – Official

end of SecondWorld Warin the Far EastAugust 15,1945

United Nations

officially formed

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Canada joinsNATO

Korean War beginsJune 25, 1950

HMCS Cayuga

sails upTaedong RiverduringKorean War

Armistice signedending Korean War

July 27, 1953

Canadian Forceshold Nicosia

airport inCyprus

Canadians first deployto Afghanistan

Late 2001

Captain Nichola

Goddard killedin combat inAfghanistan

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Henry Louis Norwest, MM.

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Williamson’s uniform jacket with hand-sewn badges.

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May 2, 2006

Dear Mum and Dad,

The days seem to move along at their own pace. Some days fly by, andothers creep along. We are officially at the halfway point now, though Ican’t believe I’ve been here for three months. I try to remind myself toappreciate every experience—even the ones I don’t really enjoy. :)

I have been thinking a lot about fate lately. It was such an accident ofbirth that we ended up where we did when we did, that we are where weare now, with the choices that we have available to us. It seems to methat we have such a burden of responsibility to make the world a betterplace for those who were born into far worse circumstances. It is morethan donating money to charities; it is taking action and trying to makethings better. You have both shown me that throughout my life, but hereI realize it more than ever before.

My current job and role in Afghanistan is part of that, but it is more the non-governmentalorganizations that come later. They are the ones that really make the difference. I like to thinkthat my being here means they will be able to come that much sooner and operate more freely.I will be looking for more opportunities to volunteer in Wainwright [Alberta] and to really tryto make a difference. It is very humbling to be here, part of something so much bigger thanmyself. Love always,Nichola

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Ca na dia n F or c es ( CF ) member s ser v ing f a r f r om home ha v e a lw a y s done t heir best t o k ee p in t ouc h w it h f a mil y a nd f r iends. Ca pt a in N ic hola Godda r d, t he fir st f ema le CF member k illed dur ing c omba t dut y , w r ot e t he f ollow ing e-ma il t o her pa r ent s f r om Af g ha nist a n just w eek s bef or e her dea t h.

Cross is on display at the Nova ScotiaMuseum in Halifax, alongside his othermedals.

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identity, but his new gear did not displayhis rank or unit badges. Determined tokeep his connection with his comradesand the outside world, he handstitchedreplacement identification and rankmarkings for his new jacket, using scrapthread and material scavenged fromothers in his camp.



Te Western Interprovincial FootballUnion and the Interprovincial RugbyFootball Union, two unions who would later come together to form theCanadian Football League, suspended

operations for the duration of theSecond World War. Why? Many of theirplayers enlisted for service.

However, this suspension of operationsdid not mean no one played for the GreyCup. eams were formed in the militaryservices, which included players from thetwo football unions.

Te oronto Royal Canadian Air ForceHurricanes and the Winnipeg RoyalCanadian Air Force Bombers played forthe 1942 Grey Cup at Varsity Stadium,in oronto. In icy field conditions oronto defeated Winnipeg 8 to 5. InLondon, England, Canadian servicemenand civilians listened to a radio broadcastof the game.

Keeping Fit in the DesertBeing a member of theCanadian Forces means you have to keep in topshape. But how to get agood workout when you arein war-torn Afghanistan?Surprisingly, finding a gymis not usually a big problem! Te larger army bases havemodern weight rooms, buteven the smallest bases oftenfind a way of setting up abench and some weightsso the soldiers can still workout.

Even though fighting in the First World War had ended with the Armistice onNovember 11, 1918, there were still thousands of Allied soldiers in Europe,either waiting to go home

or as part of the Army ofOccupation.

o keep these soldiers busy—and fit!—the Inter-AlliedGames were held at PershingStadium just outside of Paris,France, from June 22 to July 6,1919. wenty-nine countries were invited and nearly 1,500soldier-athletes participated insome twenty events including baseball,rugby, swimming, track and field andboxing. Canada took home the silver

A Hero on Two Fields Jeff Nicklin was a star linemanfor the Winnipeg Blue Bombersfootball team in the 1930s. He joined the army in 1940 andbecame a paratrooper (a soldier whoparachutes onto the battlefield).He landed behind enemy lines onD-Day and was wounded in action,earning a decoration for bravery.Lieutenant-Colonel Nicklin becamethe commanding officer of the 1stCanadian Parachute Battalion. He was killed in March 1945 during theBattle of the Rhine.

Te “Jeff Nicklin rophy” is nowawarded annually to the most valuableplayer in the Canadian FootballLeague’s Western Conference.

o improvetheir weatherforecastingcapabilities,theGermanssecretly

placed weatherstations insparsely-populatedareas inthe Arcticduring theSecond World War.In 1943, anautomated weatherstation was placed in northern Labradorby a German U-boat. It stopped workingafter only a few days and was forgottenabout until the late 1970s. It is now on

display at the Canadian War Museum inOttawa.

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PublicAnnouncementsDecember 18, 1916

Te St. John’s branch of theNewfoundland Women’s Patriotic Association will be collecting anymitts, socks and scarves, which localladies have knit for the boys fightingoverseas in the Great War this Tursday at Government House.

May 2, 1943

St. Catherine Street will be the siteof a parade today to kick off the nextCanadian War Bond campaign. HelpMontréal meet its fundraising goalfor the war effort. Alys Robi willperform.

September 7, 1952

All servicemen are invited to adance in the Officers’ Mess at CFBShilo Saturday evening, prior todeployment to Korea. Volunteersfrom the Ladies Auxiliary willbe present. Dress uniforms aremandatory.

AliceRobitaille was bornin Québecin 1923. A musicalprodigy,she joinedRose

Ouellette’stroupe at the Téâtre National in Montréal at age12, changing her name to Alys Robi.

During the Second World War, Alystoured military bases, becoming the“soldiers’ darling.”

In 1947, the British BroadcastingCorporation (BBC) invited Alys tosing during the first-ever televisedprogramme. She sang “Vive laCanadienne ,” the military march ofthe Royal 22e Régiment .

o help maintain the morale ofsoldiers during the rough crossing toFrance on D-Day, Sergeant JohnnyLombardi, an Italian-Canadian from Ontario,played popular songson the trumpet.Lombardi remained inHolland until 1946,

entertainingtroops waiting toreturn toCanada.On June 6,1966, exactly 22 years after D-Day, heestablished CHIN Radio in oronto. Te station is devoted to multiculturalprogramming and is still broadcastingtoday.

For more information, see the “JunoBeach” Historica Minute at www.histori.ca/minutes.

Toronto Wins 1942 Grey Cup

medal in the 4 x 200 metre relay event, while J. Howard and H. E. Lapierre wonthe bronze medals in the 100 metres and1,500 metres, respectively.

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