In the fall of 1944, the First Canadian Army was assigned a daunting task – to clear Hitler’s troops from both sides of the Scheldt Estuary between Belgium and Holland. This would allow Allied supply ships to enter the port of Antwerp. For the Canadian volunteers, it was a battle against all odds.

Lt-Col Jeff Nicklin was an all-star with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers who was killed in action while leading the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion on the drop into the Rhineland in March ’45.

Awards:
Gold Award – 2008/2009 Mercury Awards (Ossining, New York)
Silver Award – 2009 Worldfest-Houston (Texas)

Pilot Officer Andy Mynarski of Winnipeg was a mid-upper gunner with 419 Squadron, 6 Group. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

Younger generations may wonder how the bomber crews ever did it. Most veterans would tell them that the bombing war was a dangerous job but that it had to be done.

The raid on Dieppe, the French seaside port across the channel from England, has been the subject of many books and films.

Canadians got further inland on D-Day than any of the other forces in Normandy.

The Canucks – as they were then known – were part of the British Army. Then came Vimy Ridge. After bitter fighting, the Canadians overcame their objectives and reached the crest of Vimy Ridge.

Awards:
Bronze Award - 2008 Worldfest-Houston (Texas)

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was “raised from scratch,” and became one of the most formidable fighting units of the First World War.

This is the story of Canadian artist Mary Riter Hamilton. Her battlefield paintings depict the devastation caused by the First World War.

Canada’s participation in the First and Second World Wars is well documented, yet many Canadians are unaware of the contribution our country made to the Korean War. It is important that the true story of Korea be told.