pferguson | May 2, 2018
Fallen Comrades and Common Dangers With the dawn of May 1945 news from the BBC announced Adolph Hitler was dead. Two days later Berlin had fallen. The Canadian Scottish remained vigilant, ready for the continuing fray preparing itself for an assault on Aurich, Germany to commence 4 May, 1945. However, news that day brought word…tremendous […]
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Tags: 5 May 1945, Aurich (Germany), Canadian Scottish Regiment, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, Hotel de Wereld (Wageningen), Lüneberg Heath (Germany), May 1945, Netherlands, VE Day, Victory in Europe, Wagenigen (Netherlands), WWII Ceasefire
pferguson | May 4, 2016
May 4th – May 5th It’s a fine day as the classical notes from a flute drift across the airwaves into the clubhouse. I turn towards the retro-styled ’30s radio as the tempo rises, lowers and then gently hovers as my thoughts cascade towards these day in 1945 – May 4th/5th, the Netherlands and the Canadian Scottish. […]
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