9 Jul 1943 US-British invasion of Sicily begins [night of 9-10 Jul]. 9 Jul 1944 British and Canadian forces capture Caen from the Germans, a critical post-D-Day objective in Normandy, France. 9 Jul 1944 US forces reach the northern end of Saipan, finding thousands of Japanese civilian men, women, and children who commit suicide by leaping off the cliffs rather than be captured. Visit the Olive-Drab.com World War II Timeline for day-by-day events 1939-1945! See also WW2 Books.
Canadian Military Museums
The Base Borden Military Museum is one of Canada's largest Military Museums. The Museum holds a significant collection of WWI, WWII and post war armoured vehicles, trucks, and aircraft. The Museum tells the story of Camp Borden and the various Schools, Corps and Branches that have their heritage vested at Base Borden. 18 Waterloo Road East, CFB Borden, Borden, ON L0M 1C0. 705-423-3531, 705-423-3623 fax.
Canadian Military Heritage
Museum 347 Greenwich St, P.O. Box 28002, North Park Plaza P.O., Brantford,
Ontario, N3R 7X5. 519-759-1313
Canadian War Museum.
The Canadian War Museum (CWM) is an affiliated museum of the Canadian
Museum of Civilization. CWM has its own collections, its own programmes
and its own staff. General Motors Court, 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0M8. 819-776-8600, 819-776-8623 fax.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
is a living museum featuring the aircraft used by Canadians or Canada's
Military from the beginning of World War II up to the present. The Museum's
collection includes aircraft that really fly and several that remain on
static display and are interactive workshops. 9280 Airport Road, Mount
Hope, Ontario, L0R 1W0 (at the Hamilton International Airport). 905-679-4183.
museum@warplane.com(Thanks to J. Scott Clare for this suggestion.)
Military Communications and
Electronics Museum, honors the men and women who have served and contributed
toward the development of Canada in peace as well as at war. It showcases
the development of electronics technologies, showing how military technology
has contributed to the development of Canada within and outside the military.
Box 17000, Station Forces, Kingston ON, Canada K7K 7B4. 613-541-4675,
613-540-8111. museum@mail.cfsce.net
The Swords And Ploughshares
Museum represents a unique approach to military history as its primary
focus is on the Citizen Soldier -- Militiaman and Reservist -- at peace
and at war. By showing Canada's industrial development in conjunction
with warlike and peaceful artifacts which were used for both purposes,
the Museum strives to educate its visitors in the many and varied ways
Canadians have served their country. The Museum allows private collectors
a venue to display personal collections. 7500 Reeve Craig North, Rural
Route #1, Kars, Ontario K0A 2E0 Canada. 613-489-3447, 613-489-1166 fax.
swords@calnan.com
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