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In 2020, the challenges we face with COVID-19 mean there will be no large gatherings, no parades. But with almost no survivors of the Second World War left amon...g us, we must take time to remember those who fought in the #BattleofBritain. Here is the story of #RCAF Wing Commander Arthur Hicklin Warner, one of the many Canadians who took part in the Battle of Britain. http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca//article-template-standar #RCAFHistory #BatleofBritain80 Canadian Armed Forces Canada Remembers Canadian War Museum

Seventy-six years ago, in August 1944, David Vivian Currie was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the 36-hour battle at Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives, ...which played a central role in closing the Falaise Gap. Currie’s Victoria Cross is the only Canadian VC associated with the fighting in Normandy, and the only one awarded to a member of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. His citation reads that he was awarded the medal for inspired leadership and gallant conduct and contempt for danger during the battle. Major David Currie (left, with pistol in hand) accepting the surrender of German troops, August 19, 1944 George Metcalf Archival Collection CWM 20020045-2276 Victoria Cross Medal Set, Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie, VC Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals CWM 20180064-001

Lest we forget.

#VJDay75 #CanadaRemembers-The 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (V-J) Day and the end of the Second World War will be marked on 15 August 2020. How will yo...u remember? http://ow.ly/TBGt50ANHNP The Second World War began in September 1939 and would rage on battlefields around the globe for almost six years. It finally came to an end when the Japanese surrendered and Victory was declared over Japan on 15 August 1945. More than one million Canadians served in the conflict, taking part in campaigns in Europe, the Atlantic, Asia and the Pacific. Pictured are six Royal Canadian Air Force members from British Columbia reading a letter from home in Burma in March 1945. Photo: Department of National Defence See more