The Government of Canada is planning an overseas commemorative program to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. An official Government of Canada delegation will travel overseas from approximately 1 May to 10 May 2020 to attend remembrance ceremonies and events at a number of sites in the Netherlands.
If you are aware of any Royal Canadian Engineer who participated in the Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands campaign who would be…
On 8 September 2019 firefighters from across Canada assembled at the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial in Ottawa to honour their fallen. Even though it is an annual occurrence and I have attended several over the years, the impact of the beautiful ceremony never diminishes.
The memorial site consists of an expansive 105’ granite wall etched with the names of those who have died in the line of duty since 1848. There are over 1,400 names etched on…
On 2 September 2006, the Canadian Army launched what is considered to be one of the most deadly operations in recent military history. NATO's Operation MEDUSA aimed to reclaim the Pashmal/Panjawyi district of Afghanistan from the Taliban. The enemy had been massing in the region with the express purpose of launching a major assault against the city of Kandahar.
The 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (1 RCR) led a battle group of 1,500 strong…
Re-published from CBC Article https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jennie-carignan-iraq-training-sajjan-1.5190824 by Murray Brewster Posted: Jun 26, 2019
Canada will stick around an extra year to command the NATO training mission in Iraq — and has appointed a woman who saw combat in Afghanistan to lead it, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced Wednesday.
Roughly 250 Canadian soldiers provide headquarters, security and transport services for the other…
A new badge for the Canadian Forces Real Property Operations Group (CFRPOG) has been approved.
The tower symbolizes strength and efficiency in architecture, engineering, planning, construction and technology, some of the Group’s main areas of activity.
The latticework in the background not only represents the infrastructure and networks built and maintained by the Group but also the highly specialized and diversified teams behind that work.
The blue and red colours are…
Article by Capt Gary Leblanc, Real Property Operations
Three members of Real Property Operations Section Esquimalt – Capt Leblanc, Maj Monette-Saillant and Rob McDermot - self-funded their trip to Nijmegen, Netherlands, to participate in the 103rd Vierdaagse (Four Days Marches).
With an intensive training schedule that started back in February and over 600 km of marching behind them, their feet were finally ready for the task.
Prior to the four-day event,…
Honours Received by Sappers During the WW II Italian Campaign
In his book: “Yet Another River To Cross - The Royal Canadian Engineers in the Italian Campaign 1943-1945, ” author Malcolm Hamilton directs attention to the accomplishments of the individual Sappers while summarizing the engineer operations. Indeed, more than 80 Sappers – from Sapper to Major General received honours. We have expanded on this theme in the website feature: Engineer Gallantry in…
The Italian Campaign was often called “The Engineers War” because military success was so dependent on overcoming the numerous natural and artificial obstacles.
The Government of Canada is planning an overseas commemorative program to mark the 75th anniversary of the Italian Campaign. An official delegation will travel overseas to attend remembrance ceremonies and events at a number of sites in Italy from approximately 27 November 27 to 6 December 2019.
The Colonel…
The Italian Campaign was often called “The Engineers War” because military success was so dependent on overcoming the numerous natural and artificial obstacles.
The Government of Canada is planning an overseas commemorative program to mark the 75th anniversary of the Italian Campaign. Around 26 November 2019, the approved delegates will travel to the Canadian departure city to join the delegation before departing for Italy.
The official delegation will travel…
