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Legion MagazineLegion Magazine offers a blend of military heritage and Canadian history with articles by noted historians and journalists.Legion Magazine A Canadian Publication français Newsletter Subscribe Military History Close Military History Open Military History artifacts army navy Airforce Canada & the Victoria Cross Face to Face Heroes and Villians Military Milestones On this Date Readerperks | Behind the scenes War Art War Letters Korean War Latest Posts CrateredAfter British tunnellers blasted mines in the St. Eloi area, the Canadian...March 20, 2026 Heroes and Villians: Alderson vs AlbrechtThe disastrous April 1916 Battle of St. Eloi Craters had a lasting...March 16, 2026 The last invasionBetween 1866 and 1871, Irish-American insurgents known as Fenians raided Canada from...March 9, 2026 Defence today Close Defence today Open Defence today front lines eye on defence Canada and the new cold war Latest Posts The Hunters become the hunted, Part 2: The 1838 U.S. invasion of CanadaContinued from “Front lines,” Jan. 14, 2026.  During my visit, the sky had...January 21, 2026 The Hunters become the hunted, Part 1: The 1838 U.S. invasion of CanadaIt’s not that I doubted whether visiting the battlefield at Windmill Point was a good idea, but...January 14, 2026 Canada’s connections to the F-35“We are full steam ahead…focused on making sure we’ve got the infrastructure,...December 17, 2025 Canada Corner Close Canada Corner Open Canada Corner Multi-media features O Canada Homefront Enlisted Humour hunt HistoricPhotoBlog Latest Posts Riot ActsIn Calgary—as in other communities across Canada—Great War tensions with German immigrants...March 12, 2026 Vignettes from the life of a young woman in wartime HalifaxMy mother Ruth Pigott and her parents Olive and Louis lived in...February 4, 2026 The Quilt MakersHow Canadian women and girls crafted for victory in WW IIJanuary 8, 2026 Community Close Community Open Community FIND SHARE DISCUSS Latest Posts Find-Share-Discuss: November/December 2015James H. 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March 20, 2026 The briefing An urban warfare historian on Canada’s forgotten Battle of Groningen, Part 2 March 18, 2026 The briefing An urban warfare historian on Canada’s forgotten Battle of Groningen, Part 1 March 11, 2026 Advertisement Advertisement FRONT LINES View all Undying love, Part 2: A grieving mother secrets her Great War soldier son’s remains home to CanadaContinued from “Front lines,” Sept. 24, 2025.  Three years later to the...October 1, 2025 Undying love, Part 1: A grieving mother secrets her Great War soldier son’s remains home to CanadaIn the dark of a summer’s night in 1925, four shadowy figures—two...September 24, 2025 High fliers: The legacy of Malcom McBean Bell-Irving and other Great War pilotsMention parasol and one might think of Mary Poppins floating among the...September 17, 2025 Remembering Mynarski: A marker and a broken treeline at VR-A’s crash siteNestled in a nondescript corner at the intersection of two pathways in...September 10, 2025 Vimy today: A photoessayAs far as war monuments go, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial is...September 3, 2025 60 pictures: Battle sites, cemeteries and monuments of WW ITime has softened the First World War battlefields of France and Belgium....August 27, 2025 LATEST STORIES View all Christmas in OrtonaLieutenant Wilf Gildersleeve sat in the bombed-out Ortona church of Santa Maria...December 25, 2024 CrateredAfter British tunnellers blasted mines in the St. Eloi area, the Canadian...March 20, 2026 An urban warfare historian on Canada’s forgotten Battle of Groningen, Part 2  Street by street, house by house, canal by canal, the Canadians...March 18, 2026 Heroes and Villians: Alderson vs AlbrechtThe disastrous April 1916 Battle of St. Eloi Craters had a lasting...March 16, 2026 Riot ActsIn Calgary—as in other communities across Canada—Great War tensions with German immigrants...March 12, 2026 From the archives: S.R.D.This story appeared in a March 1938 issue of The Legionary, the...March 11, 2026 An urban warfare historian on Canada’s forgotten Battle of Groningen, Part 1It’s a name that resonates—at least in Canada—like few others: Ortona. An...March 11, 2026 Do you qualify for disability coverage or a pension? The 2025 guide includes helpful, up-to-date information on eligibility, applying, coverage + Much More! FREE for all veterans and serving personnel. Download in English Download in French MILITARY HISTORY View all First World War CrateredMarch 20, 2026After British tunnellers blasted mines in the St. Eloi area, the Canadian Corps fought hopelessly to hold the devastated landscape. Heroes And Villains Heroes and Villians: Alderson vs AlbrechtMarch 16, 2026The disastrous April 1916 Battle of St. Eloi Craters had a lasting impact on the Canadians Military History The last invasionMarch 9, 2026Between 1866 and 1871, Irish-American insurgents known as Fenians raided Canada from the U.S. in support of Ireland’s independence from Britain First World War Drug ProblemFebruary 19, 2026How the Canadian Expeditionary Force got wrapped up in a Great War cocaine controversy Military History Con AirFebruary 10, 2026Illustrious in the sky, notorious on the ground: the wild life of RCAF flight instructor and ace Harold (Whitey) Dahl Heroes And Villains Heroes and Villians: Kendall and Hill Vs Iraqi fast-patrol boatFebruary 2, 2026On Jan. 30, 1991, two Royal Canadian Air Force pilots fired Canada’s first shots in the Persian Gulf War Advertisement War Letters Letters of warJanuary 7, 2026Pilot Officer Albert Norman Gould was missing in action after his Lancaster was shot down on Nov. 4, 1944, during an Allied bombing raid over... second world war God rest ye weary gentlemenDecember 22, 2025Reminiscences of four Second World War Christmases Air Force Canada’s connections to the F-35December 17, 2025“We are full steam ahead…focused on making sure we’ve got the infrastructure, the pilots, the training in place for the arrival of those F-35s,” Deputy... 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Canada and the end of WW II | Narrated by Kim Coates10:40 2 The great Shawnee warrior Tecumseh07:49 3 Korea: War without end08:37 4 Canadian Flygirls08:46 5 “The fight to fight: Canada’s No. 2 Construction Battalion”07:08 6 Indigenous War Heroes07:22 7 The Fall of Hong Kong | Narrated by Stephen J. Thorne04:35 8 Canadians in the Battle of Britain | Narrated by Stephen J. Thorne05:39 9 Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire08:15 10 The Dieppe Raid | Narrated by Alex Trebek06:14 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL CANADA CORNER View all Canada Corner Riot ActsMarch 12, 2026In Calgary—as in other communities across Canada—Great War tensions with German immigrants boiled over in 1916 Home Front Vignettes from the life of a young woman in wartime HalifaxFebruary 4, 2026My mother Ruth Pigott and her parents Olive and Louis lived in Halifax in the 1940s. It was a bustling, turbulent time for the picturesque... Canada Corner The Quilt MakersJanuary 8, 2026How Canadian women and girls crafted for victory in WW II Canada Corner Minesweeper mysteryNovember 24, 2025What happened to two First World War French warships in Lake Superior Canada Corner The Nuremberg trialsNovember 18, 2025Long before the end of the Second World War, Allied leaders discussed what to do about German war crimes. News of atrocities had already reached... Canada Corner Excerpt from O Canada: War & HockeyNovember 5, 2025Hockey is the game we hold dearest in Canada, the one we define ourselves by, still. It’s a haven for our identity, and it’s where... Canada Corner The nation growsSeptember 1, 2025Manitoba became a province of Canada in 1870, though at the time it didn’t extend much past the Red River Valley (it wasn’t until 1912... Canada Corner Not againAugust 15, 2025A fiery footnote in history, the July 1945 Bedford Magazine explosion almost became a second Halifax disaster 27 years after the first. HEALTH View all The Burns WayA digital peer-to-peer service simplifies access to mental health supportJuly 18, 2025 The Invictus Games 2025A Photo Tribute to Resilience and Brotherhood: Invictus Games 2025July 8, 2025 Demographic disparitiesHow researchers in Ontario are contextualizing the homeless experience of female veteransMarch 28, 2025 Ripples of serviceHow a Canadian War Museum oral history project is preserving and highlighting...January 16, 2025 Finding their voicesHow a travelling exhibit and writing workshop have enabled veterans and military families...October 28, 2024 Lured by natureHow a veterans’ fly-fishing program has embraced the healing power of the great...September 17, 2024 Virtual healingRecovery for some wounded Afghanistan veterans is simulatedJuly 16, 2024 Disheartening dataLatest survey of military sexual misconduct reveals little changeMay 28, 2024 OUR VETERANS View all Serving you : Championing veterans’ health and well-beingFebruary 1, 2026The Royal Canadian Legion’s service officers provide support to those who have served in the armed forces, the RCMP and their... A stitch in timeJanuary 13, 2026 A military town pausesJanuary 12, 2026 Old is newJanuary 9, 2026 Remembering Stephen J. ThorneDecember 10, 2025 Advertisement ARTIFACTS Suzuki’s sword For peace Food Fight MILITARY MILESTONES The 1775 Battle of Quebec Christmas in Ortona Remembering John Osborn, V.C. HUMOUR HUNT Fine dining Winged commander Blaze of glory? FACE TO FACE Should Canadian ships sunk in war be considered war graves? Should Canadians continue to pay tribute to the Boer War? Face to face: Did, as Charles Stacey wrote in his official history of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Canada fail to make the most of its opportunities in the Normandy Campaign? HEROES AND VILLIANS Heroes and Villians: Alderson vs Albrecht Heroes and Villians: Kendall and Hill Vs Iraqi fast-patrol boat Heroes and Villians: Gouzenko vs Zarubin REMEMBRANCE A stitch in time A military town pauses Remembering Stephen J. 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