Second World War veteran Ken Curry remembers well the disastrous Battle of Dieppe, but made no plans to memorialize it on its 71st anniversary Monday. “I’ve got the memories of my buddies, and my time ...
A group of New Brunswick veterans have won an unusual battle with the Royal Canadian Mint. The two groups clashed over a newly released commemorative coin that veterans say is 'historically incorrect.
DIEPPE, N.B. - It was officially code-named Operation Jubilee and the allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe was a pivotal moment in the Second World War. But 75 years later, a battle is ...
It’s been 72 long years since 907 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in one Allied raid in the Second World War — but for some members of the Windsor-Essex community, forgetting isn’t an option.
2:06 Royal Canadian Mint issues controversial Dieppe coin Last month, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a new silver coin honouring the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. There’s just one problem: ...
Seventy years after the disastrous Canadian attack on Nazi-occupied Dieppe, it remains unclear why the raid was so badly conceived. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...
Seventy years ago on Sunday, thousands of Canadians fought in the deadly battle of Dieppe. Their blood turned the ocean red, their bodies washed up on beaches of the occupied French port city. Many ...
A special ceremony was held at the Military Museums in Calgary on Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. Politicians from all levels of government, military personnel and ...
When Sgt. David Hart of the Royal Canadian Corps Second Divisional Signals was told he was going on another exercise on Aug. 18, 1942, he was not impressed. He had been in Britain for two years ...
Jews in occupied France discarded their yellow Mogen Dovids when they heard that British and American armed forces had made a landing in Dieppe, the Nazi-controlled Paris radio reported today in ...
Seventy years ago the French costal town of Dieppe, in Normandy, saw one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Nearly two-thirds of the 6,000 allied soldiers who stormed the beach on 19 August ...