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On This Date – July
July 1, 1916: The Battle of the Somme begins in France. The Newfoundland Regiment, attached to a British division, is decimated at Beaumont-Hamel.
July 2, 1941: The Royal Canadian Air Force is “officially” authorized to enlist women and creates the Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, later renamed Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division.
July 1, 2011
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On This Date – September
1 SEPTEMBER 1939
The Second World War begins as German forces sweep into Poland with the power of the “lightning war,” better known as the blitzkrieg.
PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA
Advance East of Arras.
2 SEPTEMBER 1918
In France, throughout September and October, the Canadian Corps breaks through the Hindenburg Line, pushing the German army back from east of Arras to Cambrai and beyond.
3 SEPTEMBER 1943
The Allies invade mainland Italy by crossing the Strait of Messina and landing near the town of Reggio di Calabria.
4 SEPTEMBER 1939
Pilot Officer S.R. Henderson, a Canadian serving in No. 206 Squadron, Royal Air Force, becomes the [...]
September 1, 2010
