HELPED TEND THE WOUNDED IN THE FACE OF ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK
Gunner William Clifford Ace Gunner with the 12th Field Canadian Regiment R.C.A. 43rd Battery, observation unit Gunner William Clifford Ace of the 12th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery acted as a signaller to a forward observation officer ( FOO ) with The...
Meeting stiff opposition due south of Deventer
…. we had again hit the Jerry who showed every evidence of firming up and fighting for Deventer. The Winnipeg Rifles had great difficulty holding a bridgehead across the Schip Beebe Canal and the Canadian Scottish were also meeting stiff opposition due south of...
Stiff opposition with heavy shelling and mortar fire
WAR DIARY OR INTELLIGENCE SUMMARYMarch 25- 27, 1945CALCAR – GRIETHERBUSCH, NL March 25: The attack appears to be going quite well, the regiment firing fire plans MAPLE, ASTOR, and a special plan in support of the NNSH. Also engaged 3 Victor targets...
Operation Plunder & Peter Fuse Targets
…..Shortly after midnight the night of March 10/11th the Regiment was en route to Cleve. We had just completed four weeks of very heavy fighting and certainly needed a breather. What was in store for us there, no one knew, but we expected that we would have a...Recent Posts
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