My french grandmother married a canadian soldier just after world war II. This is their wedding in Canada, 1946
Map of balloon sightings, recovery, or attack in the U.S. and Canada launched by the Japanese Empire during World War II
The Montreal Laboratory was established in Canada during World War II to undertake nuclear research in collaboration with the United Kingdom, and to absorb scientists and heavy water from Europe, away from German and Eastern Bloc influences. It became part of the Manhattan Project. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon…
TIL A ship, 18 metres long and weighing 1000 tons, was built in Canada during World War II, made entirely out of ice. It completely melted by just after the end of summer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyk…
TIL during World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn't want to leave Canada when released. • /r/todayilearned reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
World War II: why doesn't Canada get any credit for entering the war before the U.S.?
World War II: why doesn't Canada get any credit for inventing the M1 Garand rifle?
Do you agree with the views of the Chinese in this article? if the Japanese army appeared in Europe in World War II
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TDIH: February 8, 1945, The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable, also known as the Battle of the Reichswald, to occupy the west bank of the Rhine during World War II. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ope…
World War II (1939–1945) Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) versus Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).
TIL During World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn't want to leave Canada when they were released. reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
TIL During World War II, “Italy’s Popolo D’Italia newspaper reported that the Loch Ness Monster had been killed by a direct bomb hit in a German air raid,” when J. MacFarlan-Barrow and his three children saw Nessie while boating in 1941, the Daily Mail made a point that Nessie had survived.” history.com/news/loch-nes…
TIL Canada also interned its citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jap…
TIL of a German intelligence officer, who, during World War II, traveled to Canada via U-Boat to track ship movements. He then changed his mind and settled in Ottawa. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ame…
[#28] TIL During World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn't want to leave Canada when they were released. [todayilearned] 948 comments reddit.com/r/todayilearne…
How prevalent was Antisemitism in Canada between the beginning of the 20th century and World War II?
During World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn't want to leave Canada when they were released. legionmagazine.com/en/201…
The Enemy Within (2003) | During World War II, a war-ravaged Britain realized it could not billet all its captured German soldiers. Canada stepped forward to house and feed more than 34,000 prisoners of war in 25 remote camps across the country. cosmolearning.com/documen…
Does anybody know what plane my Grandpa is posing with? It's from World War II, it could've been taken in Texas or Puerto Rico.
What do you call a crocodile who fought against Germany in world war II?
An Ally-gator.
World War II (1939–1945) Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) versus Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).
'I made it': 104-year-old World War II veteran defeats coronavirus in time for birthday celebration washingtonexaminer.com/ne…
TIL Gay men incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps during World War II were forced back into prison even after the Allied forces won that conflict. snopes.com/fact-check/gay…
Japan’s army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical documents reviewed by Kyodo News service that highlight the state role in the so-called “comfort women” system apnews.com/3dc00af0e6c618…
RedditGifts: Ortona: Canada's Epic World War II Battle redditgifts.com/gallery/g…
“Well, you see, in early 2021, this band of Pennsylvania historians suddenly appeared on the world stage, shuttering the movement created by the overly dramatic 45th US President as well as the possibility of Civil War II, with the issuance of a cast aluminum historical marker...”
This man, Howard Zwemer, was a US fighter pilot who earned the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster during World War II after flying 52 missions in his P-51 Mustang over Europe (31st Fighter Group - 15th Air Force). He is now 96 (photo is from 1982) and going strong. Let’s show him some Reddit respect!
TIL in World War II, a few engineers wanted to reinforce the (returned) fighter planes where most of the bullet holes were. Mr. Abraham Wald then said: Let's reinforce them where no bullet holes are instead - because apparently, airplanes hit in these spots did NOT return. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur…
Three US aircraft shot down during World War II have been found in the Pacific -- 76 years later cnn.com/2020/02/23/us/mis…
Krispy Kreme, Panera Bread owner to give $5M to Holocaust survivors over family's Nazi ties. The Reimann family learned that their ancestors used forced laborers in their factory under the Nazis during World War II. nbcnews.com/news/world/kr…
World War II ruins in East Berlin display the words "never war again" in graffiti, 1974. [1600 x 1078]
Japanese Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as Emperor Showa, wanted to express his regret and remorse over World War II in 1952 but was stopped from doing so by the prime minister at the time, newly disclosed documents showed Monday. japantimes.co.jp/news/201…
Frances Langford sings in front of a band conducted by Meredith Willson on Command Performance during World War II with Bob Hope, June Allyson, and Gloria DeHaven in the lower right background, scanned from original[1019*820]
