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Today I honour the veterans who fought empires of hate to save peace and democracy. I worry their sacrifice will be in vain if we don’t continue their work.
Foot soldiers of the enemy have returned to weaken the bonds between friends, family and neighbours one conspiracy at a time.
When we’re overwhelmed and exhausted we are more vulnerable. We can more easily be convinced to rally against others rather than respectfully work through our differences.
During the Second World War, on August 19, 1942, Allied forces launched Operation Jubilee - a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. It was the Canadian Army’s first engagement in Europe. 1/8
#Dieppe80 #CAF #CanadaRemembers #History #Canada
#Dieppe80 #CAF #CanadaRemembers #History #Canada
Allied forces weren’t strong enough to assault Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” Winston Churchill preferred clandestine raids inside occupied France to harass the enemy. Louis Mountbatten, a senior British naval officer and advisor, recommended a “combined arms” approach. 2/8
Supported by land, air, and naval forces, the plan was to capture Dieppe, destroy key naval facilities, and withdraw. This would test the Allies’ ability to launch complex amphibious assaults and potentially draw enemy troops and equipment away from other fronts. 3/8
“I died in hell, they called it Passchendaele” – “Memorial Tablet” by Siegfried Sassoon
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📸 Library and Archives Canada/Brittanica/Canadian War Museum
#CAF #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #CanadaRemembers #Canada #Motivation #Inspiration #History
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📸 Library and Archives Canada/Brittanica/Canadian War Museum
#CAF #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #CanadaRemembers #Canada #Motivation #Inspiration #History
Passchendaele is often remembered as one of the most horrific battles of the First World War. But it’s also a story of how Canadians earned a hard-fought victory against unimaginable hardships in the fall of 1917. 2/11
The Ypres area of Belgium—where Passchendaele is located—was the scene of many devastating battles, including the first recorded use of poison gas. Ypres was also the last portion of Belgium that was not in German hands, so it held great symbolic meaning to the Allies. 3/11
🇨🇦 Why don't we make a list of the locations and planes so people can click a map and see where the plane or helicopter is they're looking to spot? We can do that. #CanadaRemembers 1/n
2/n This will also shows the @RCAF_ARC that the public can benefit from the #RCAF using Mode-S and ADS-B in Canadian domestic airspace, even if the rest of the country's antiquated infrastructure doesn't *need* it, we can use it, and they can do it, right now.
Nova Scotia
Bridgewater CP-140
Chelsea CP-140
Cole Harbour CH-148
Dartmouth CH-148
Eastern Passage CH-148
Lunenburg CH-148
Mahone Bay CP-140
New Germany CP-140
Parkdale CP-140
New Brunswick
McAdam CH-146
Ontario
Arnprior CH-147F
Ottawa CF-188
Toronto CC-130J
Whitby CC-130J
Bridgewater CP-140
Chelsea CP-140
Cole Harbour CH-148
Dartmouth CH-148
Eastern Passage CH-148
Lunenburg CH-148
Mahone Bay CP-140
New Germany CP-140
Parkdale CP-140
New Brunswick
McAdam CH-146
Ontario
Arnprior CH-147F
Ottawa CF-188
Toronto CC-130J
Whitby CC-130J
