door Jan Braakman | War Diary
War Diary RCE 4 Field Company; source: Library and Archives Canada Het Canadese nationaal archief (Library and Archives Canada) heeft een groot aantal war diary’s van Canadese regimenten online gezet. Onderstaand een overzicht van de beschikbare diary’s...
door Jan Braakman | War Diary
South Saskatchewan Regiment8 Apr 45MR 074074Sh 3704At 1045 hrs Brig JV Allard, DSO and Bar, visited Comd Post and gave Lt-Col V Stott, DSO, infm concenring future ops.At 1100 hrs Lt-Col M Harris visited the CO in connection with the roudns of arty falling short...
door Jan Braakman | War Diary
Troops movements towards Deventer and up north The enemy is not far away Toronto Scottish Regiment (MG) CIC7 April Cloudy with some rain early in the morning but cleared late in the afternoon. Bn HQ moved today to MR 075983 in the outskirts of HOLTEN. CO returned to...
door Jan Braakman | War Diary
A dive into the Twente Canal near Almen Régiment de Maisonneuve6 April 45The weather is fair and mild. Our BN is still in the same area. The recce patrols were succesful and we did not suffer any casualty. Our C.O., Lt-Col. J. Bibeau, went to an O Gp at Bde around...
door Jan Braakman | War Diary
Movements accros the Twente Canal Rockets in the barn yard 1st. Bn. Black Watch (RHR) of CanadaLAREN MR 0600 Ref Sh. 15, Lochem, 1:50,000, Holland.5th. Apr., Thur.Weather – mild, and bright sunshine.Around 0100 hrs. the C.O. was called to Bde. where the final...
door Jan Braakman | War Diary
Pushing towards Laren Detail from War Diary Black Watch 1 Bn The Royal Regiment of Canada4 Apr 1945Weather today was moderate with showersBy 0300 hrs the RHLI completed the crossing of the TWENTHE CANAL and were in posn. The Essex Scots started crossing, pushed...
