Canadian 3rd Army Div Article
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:54 am
I just recently rediscovered a large newspaper article from WW2 of my grandfather's unit's (battalion? corps? I don't know the proper word!) recent activity in Europe. It speaks quite a bit of two majors who led different attacks etc and the amount of prisoners etc etc etc.
When I get a chance I will scan it and if anyone is interested I will post it here as an attachment (or maybe on another CC website if this is innapropriate).
I also rediscovered the HUGE rolled up map of his unit's progress throughout Europe during the war, (A good chunk was spent in England!) and another huge map of the entire Canadian Army's various divisions and my grandfather's 3rd Army is right in there too. I don't know why, but looking at this stuff makes me proud in a silly way even though I did nothing.
EDIT: It was the 3rd Canadian INFANTRY Division.
When I get a chance I will scan it and if anyone is interested I will post it here as an attachment (or maybe on another CC website if this is innapropriate).
I also rediscovered the HUGE rolled up map of his unit's progress throughout Europe during the war, (A good chunk was spent in England!) and another huge map of the entire Canadian Army's various divisions and my grandfather's 3rd Army is right in there too. I don't know why, but looking at this stuff makes me proud in a silly way even though I did nothing.
EDIT: It was the 3rd Canadian INFANTRY Division.