War Diaries April 8, 1945

  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...

War Diary’s April 7, 1945

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...

War Diary’s April 6, 1945

A dive into the Twente Canal near Almen Sergeant Lyle D. Young, Royal Regiment of Canada, who helped salvage his Universal Carrier which fell off Molson’s Bridge into the Twenthe Canal north of Almen, Netherlands, 6 April 1945. Photo Michael M. Dean/Library and...

War Diary’s April 5, 1945

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...

War diary’s April 4, 1945

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...

War diary’s April 3, 1945

Newspaper clipping Quite a lot of firing 6 Canadian Field Regiment RCA044918FMRs moved north-west and met some opposition on the bank of IJSSEL, west of our position. We engaged with one battery. Enemy were driven north along the main road East of IJSSEL towards...

War diary’s April 2, 1945

Attack was successful 5 Cdn Fd Regt RCA Very dull during the morning an most of the afternoon – recce parties went out again this morning – we moved at 1430 hrs to square 0077 – new locn of RHQ 007773d sheet 4003 DOETINCHEM 1/25000 – engaged an...

War diary’s April 1, 1945

Weather – cloudy, cold windy The Calgary Highlanders CA (O): At approx. 0600 hrs. RSM V. C. Bowen arrived at Tac with the breakfast for all Coys, and at approx. 0800 hrs the Bn kicked off on the advance to Terburg which was to be out SL for the attack on...

Het verhaal van Ralph Piercey

Ralph Piercey is een van de jongste soldaten, begraven op de Canadese Begraafplaats in Holten. Een verhaal op basis van informatie van zijn familie en van Library and Archives Canada. De muziek is het nummer Yearning van Shane Ivers. — Send in a voice message:...

Missie over de Maas

Missie over de Maas – AI gegenereerde foto Door Jan Braakman Na de mislukte doorbraak bij Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) waren de grote rivieren de grens tussen bevrijd en bezet Nederland. Het was in het belang van de geallieerden om zoveel mogelijk Duitse...

Marcel Martin, begraven in de tuin

Door Jan Braakman Marcel Martin was een intelligente jongeman, toen hij zich in april 1943 voor de dienst in het Canadese leger meldde. Hij was al 28 jaar. Marcel had vaste verkering en een kleine vriendengroep. Hij wilde chauffeur worden in het leger, daar had hij al...