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The RCAF contribution to the movie: RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC 1942 Two RCAF Westland Lysanders painted to look like Lufwaffe aircraft for the movie, Commandos Strike at Dawn. (http://www.airmuseum.ca/mag/0609.html)

In a general sense Sir Edward Creasy, in The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo describes Wellington's actions on the night before the battle in that "he[Wellington] wrote several letters to the Governor of Antwerp, to the English Minister at Brussels, and other...

A more complete story of the initial article including links. Chivalry in the Air Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette http://aviationartstore.com/chivalry_in_the_air.htm

Is the circumvention of orders a national trait ? Not so much out of doctrine but more out of circumstance. While the Prussian did surprise the world at large with their abilities in the roles of "flexibility and adaptability" this could not have occurred without their developments in the regard...

John, aside from the issue of Von Gneiesenau's "Anglophobia" his decision exemplifies the circumventing "blind obedience to orders" an issue that Prussians and later Germans have had to deal with( one eye towards the future). In more modern times Hoth's circumventing Hitler's order to send his...

One of the weakpoints of the Churchill tank was visibility and the related issue of commander protection when either fighting the tank or fighting a troop/ squadron of tanks. Many a tank commander had been lost to sniper fire, artillery fire and in one instance quoted by Farley Mowet, " a mortar...

If von Gneisenau, von Blucher's Chief of Staff had not "obfuscated" his orders regarding the marching order of the Prussians the battle would have been over much sooner. von Gneisenau's reasoning other than paranoia is said to range from; having a Prussian Army remaining after the British defeat...

more: Frigate intervenes in pirate attack Times Colonist "When the helicopter arrived, crews spotted two small boats that appeared to be armed near the vessel in the Gulf of Aden, about 120 kilometres off the coast of Somalia. "I am convinced that the presence of our aircraft drove them away...

The simple answer: "CONSCRIPTION 1939-1945 In 1944, Ottawa imposed limited conscription for overseas service. When the war broke out, the main federal political parties agreed there would be no conscription for overseas service. Following the defeat of France in June 1940, Parliament passed the...

Special Collections Military Collections The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) An Inventory of Regimental Records Prepared by Kim Willey Victoria, British Columbia University of Victoria Special Collections 1999 Introduction The records of the Canadian Scottish Regiment...

JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST IN THE TRENCHES SPONSORED BY                                       CALGARY BRANCH PPCLI ASSOCIATION and  2554 PPCLI RCACC Saturday June 21, 2008 At the MILITARY MUSEUM  4520  Crowchild  Trail S.W. Breakfast starts at 09:30 Advance tickets are available at: Calgary...

Thank You Lone Wolf, passed on. Now only 4,999..................to go

Passed on to me for widest distribution: Hi this is to all members of the Regiment and those attached to the Regimental family. I am looking for email address, phone numbers and addresses of all serving or released, retired Patricia's in Saskatchewan to get them into the PPCLI Association in...

A perspective on the German idea, "As the tide of the war began to turn the German High Command became increasingly desperate and plans were formulated to use Panther tank turrets as improvised fortifications[Panzerstellung]. This was something of a departure for the Germans, since these tanks...

Actually George in this case [the Panther] exacerbated the condition which had become apparent in the end of 1942 and the beginning of 1943 known as "tank fever". As for the breaking of the lines: PPCLI- 79 standing after the first attempt LER-100  standing (Source: J.L. Granatstein, ...

"Panther was rushed into production without proper trials, and numerous faults soon became apparent:indeed, in the type's early days more Panthers were lost to mechanical failure than to enemy action, and consequently the crew's confidence in the vehicle rapidly dwindled. The vehicle first saw...

Mods feel free to move: I am a looking to contact Junior Ranker's(NCM) who served in the Balkins from April to October 1994 as part of Canbat 1. I am working with a couple of Patricia's here in Calgary who served in this period. I (we) have a couple of brief questions for others that served in...

Mods feel free to move: A drummer is being sought for an "interesting" group in the Calgary area. Excellent remuneration for the right person. If interested PM myself for the contact information.

Since things seem to have slowed a little, I thought I would throw this out. "There sure were a lot of strangers in hell this morning" stated a Patricia Pte in an interview following his awarding of the Military Medal. Who was this private ? What were his deeds that saw him get the MM ? Bonus...

Mods Feel Free To Move: Hillier’s shoes, hard to fill? That’s an understatement Rick Hillier was too able, too outspoken, too likable and too impatient to last for more than a few years in the upper echelons of Ottawa. Yet in little more than three years as Chief of the Defence Staff he...