Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Devils And The Great Crusade

This panel looks at military engineers during the Italian campaign. 


This is the uniform jacket and beret of a member of the Devil's Brigade, a joint American and Canadian force of special operations soldiers who developed a fierce reputation during their time of service.


The Italian campaign was a ferocious one for the Allies who fought their way up the Italian countryside.


Each branch of the Canadian services would take part in the greatest amphibious invasion in history: D-Day. 


A quote by General Eisenhower is placed over the entrance to the area focusing on Normandy.


This entry area is designed in the shape of a landing craft. Video footage of the Canadian landing on D-Day is projected onto a screen.

24 comments:

  1. Hello,
    It is a great exhibit, sharing these brave men during their famous invasion.
    Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great week ahead!

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  2. It's a great exhibition.
    After D-Day the Netherlands had to wait almost another year before it was liberated.

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  3. ...now if only the Canadians and Americans could develop a fierce reputation as peacekeepers.

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  4. Even during this pandemic war goes on in places around the world. Sad.

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  5. This is an impressively put together exhibition William ✨

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  6. Units like the Devil's Brigade took special men who were capable and very brave.

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  7. Great exhibit for honoring the military ~

    Live each moment with love,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  8. Today, while reading this, a faint memory surfaced of a CBC series that largely featured WW2 battles. Back in the 50s though. I can’t recall details.

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  9. A wonderful exhibition to illustrate the Canadian history during the war.

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  10. @Lady Fi: quite so.

    @Eileen: thanks!

    @Jan: there was a lot more fighting to do.

    @Tom: if only.

    @RedPat: it does.

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  11. @Grace: it is.

    @Red: that's true.

    @Carol: thank you!

    @Anvilcloud: that's not a surprise.

    @Bill: it is, yes.

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  12. It is almost sacrilegious to say but the uniforms all look the same to me.

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    1. That's understandable. I have a photograph coming up in a post with Canadian soldiers meeting with Soviet soldiers. The uniforms are distinctly different.

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  13. William, I hope you a nice week.

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  14. An interesting post and sad that war is still in our minds today.

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  15. I guess it wouldn't have had the same ring to it if it had been named "The Angel's Brigade" instead. :-)

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    1. Definitely not, but Devil's Brigade was a fitting term.

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  16. Engineers, a vital support for the armed forces.

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