Army.ca's Fallen Comrades

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.

- Marshal Ferdinand Foch [Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre] (circa 1911)
He was Supreme Commander of Allied forces, 1918

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Military Word Of The Day

GBAD

Ground Based Air Defence

Today in Military History

July 30

1941:

Hitler halts advance on Moscow

1945:

US heavy cruiser Indianapolis sunk by Japanese submarine after delivering atomic bomb parts to Saipan - last major Allied ship to be lost

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