The first stop of the day was at the Canadian Memorial at Sanctuary Woods. The Memorial stands in tribute to the sacrifices and...

During our trip, we have been able to hit 4 of the 5 Newfoundland Memorials in France and Belgium that honour Newfoundland's sacrifice in...

By 1918, the Canadians were known as the Allied Shock troops, so an elaborate deception took place to make the Germans think the...

On a glorious morning, we visited the Vimy Memorial atop Hill 145 (145 m above sea level), the highest point on Vimy Ridge. The ridge is...

Today's tour switches to the first world war. We started out at the Lochnagar Crater, one of 19 mine craters blown at 0728 on 1 Jul 1916,...

In 1942 the Allies were under pressure to open up a second front against the Germans. They did not have the resources for a full scale invasion, so it was decided to execute a one tide assault on the French port of Dieppe. The Canadians had been in England since 1940 and were desperate to get their troops into action, so insisted in being part of the raid despite have no input in the planning. Lord Louis Mountbatten (cousin to the king) had overall responsibility for the Raid

There were 2 man-made harbours code named Mulberry Harbours, one on the US sector at Omaha Beach, and on in the British Sector at Gold...

Today's tour focused on the battles following the D-Day invasion. Despite the initial successes of D-Day, the Canadians had not met all...

Canadians At Juno The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and tanks of the 2nd Armoured Division were selected to attack a 10 km stretch of...

On our first real day of touring we hit Juno beach, and it hit back hard. I had written a Juno Beach story before seeing it in person,...

Almost time to embark on the North West Europe Canadian Battlefield Tour presented by Liberation Tours, kicking off on 09 Sep 2023. Key...