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Canadians gathered outside of Toronto City Hall during a military recruitment campaign, 1915.
This photo captures Canadian soldiers sheltering in a trench during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 — a rare quiet moment amid one of the war’s most intense assaults. The exhaustion on their faces says everything: mud, fatigue, and determination, reflecting the harsh reality behind a victory that became a defining moment for the Canadian Corps.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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Canadian troops advance across the shattered ground at Vimy Ridge, April 1917—one of the most famous actions fought by the Canadian Corps on the Western Front.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
Canadians returning from the trenches. The Somme, November 1916.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
Looking for a game? Challenge me here:
The photo shows 80 Canadian Training Sq RAF at Camp Taliaferro, Field No. 2, Fort Worth, Texas. The aircraft behind is a Curtiss JN4 named “Jenny”.
After the USA entry into war in April 1917, the RFC wanted to establish training fields in the southern USA to supplement its Canadian outposts, hoping the warmer weather would be more conducive for flying year-round.
The Canadian contingent left the Camp shortly after this photograph was taken to return to Canada and the Camp was closed.
