Military History Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/canadian-military-history-in-perspective/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:23:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://legionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-favicon-LM-32x32.jpg Military History Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/canadian-military-history-in-perspective/ 32 32 Operation Impact https://legionmagazine.com/operation-impact/ https://legionmagazine.com/operation-impact/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:23:43 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95677 20 years ago, Canada joined the international fight against Islamic State militants.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/operation-impact/feed/ 0 Spirit squad https://legionmagazine.com/spirit-squad/ https://legionmagazine.com/spirit-squad/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:45:25 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95672 Solving the mystery of how a seemingly random bomber crew photo ended up in the archives of a small-town Ontario school library.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/spirit-squad/feed/ 0 Think again https://legionmagazine.com/think-again/ https://legionmagazine.com/think-again/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:26:41 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95662 Re-examining Canada’s role in D-Day

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/think-again/feed/ 0 The American Invasion https://legionmagazine.com/the-american-invasion/ https://legionmagazine.com/the-american-invasion/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 17:58:49 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95683 How the British and their Canadien subjects turned back the 1775-76 attack on the Province of Quebec.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/the-american-invasion/feed/ 0 Who knit ya? https://legionmagazine.com/who-knit-ya/ https://legionmagazine.com/who-knit-ya/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 15:56:00 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95620 How the road to victory in Europe changed Newfoundland

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/who-knit-ya/feed/ 0 Ceremonial spoil https://legionmagazine.com/ceremonial-spoil/ https://legionmagazine.com/ceremonial-spoil/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:19:47 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95464 An American 1812 war prize, the return of the Mace of Upper Canada to Ontario symbolized the evolution of cross-border relations

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/ceremonial-spoil/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: Crerar vs Schlemm https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-crerar-vs-schlemm/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-crerar-vs-schlemm/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:06:28 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95468 As Operation Veritable’s launch approached, the two opposing generals braced for a fight

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-crerar-vs-schlemm/feed/ 0 Regret to inform you https://legionmagazine.com/regret-to-inform-you/ https://legionmagazine.com/regret-to-inform-you/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:47:06 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95330 How the widow of a WW II soldier killed in action got the news

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/regret-to-inform-you/feed/ 0 Moed en vertrouwe https://legionmagazine.com/moed-en-vertrouwe/ https://legionmagazine.com/moed-en-vertrouwe/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:12:27 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95335 It means courage and confidence in Dutch. Mona Parsons, the only Canadian woman to be imprisoned by the German army during the Second World War, embodied the phrase.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/moed-en-vertrouwe/feed/ 0 First Troop, Charlie Squadron, Royal Canadian Dragoons https://legionmagazine.com/first-troop-charlie-squadron-royal-canadian-dragoons/ https://legionmagazine.com/first-troop-charlie-squadron-royal-canadian-dragoons/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:46:23 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95065 Recollections from the diaries of a Canadian who helped liberate the Netherlands

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