January 1, 2005 • 1m
In World War II, the troops in Hong Kong were the first Canadians to see combat. During an attack, Sergeant Major John Osborn of W...Read more
January 1, 2005 • 1m
Mona Parsons was sentenced to a Nazi prison camp for helping dozens of downed Allied airmen escape.
January 1, 2005 • 1m
Tommy Prince of the Brokenhead Objibway Nation is one of the most decorated soldiers in Canada's history.
January 1, 2005 • 1m
Canadian General Arthur Currie leads Allied forces to Canada's most significant victory of World War I (1917).
January 1, 2005 • 1m
A young Canadian gunner stays behind to save his friend in a flaming Lancaster Bomber and dies in the attempt. He was posthumously...Read more
January 1, 2005 • 1m
After WWII, veterans confronted a politician about the lack of shelter, launching the construction of 10,000 units of Veterans' Housing.
January 1, 2005 • 1m
General Jacques Dextraze of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force rescued a group of hostages from the Katangan rebels in the Congo.
January 1, 2005 • 1m
On the evening of D-Day, musician and broadcaster Johnny Lombardi boosts morale on the edge of a Normandy Beach.