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Léo Major DCM & Bar (January 23, 1921 – October 12, 2008) was a Canadian soldier who was the only Canadian and one of only three soldiers in the British Commonwealth to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) twice in separate wars.
Canadian vessel Fort Cataraqui unloads oil at the harbour of Antwerp. At the end of the five-week offensive, the Canadian First Army had taken 41,043 German prisoners. Complicated by the waterlogged terrain, the Battle of the Scheldt proved to be a challenging campaign in which significant losses were suffered by the Canadians. [79]
If the Germans were to hold it, the bulk of the Canadians would be unable to continue their advance. [1] Most of the population of 4,000 had evacuated to the countryside on 11–12 April. [ Note 3 ] Several hundred paratroopers from Battalion Raabe of the German 7th Parachute Division and anti-tank guns defended the town.
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The Battle of Groningen took place during the penultimate month of World War II in Europe, on 13 to 16 April 1945, [2] in the city of Groningen.The 2nd Canadian Division attacked Groningen (though the whole division was never in combat at any given time), defended by 7,000 German soldiers and Dutch and Belgian SS troops.
Later sources state around 20,000 casualties, German historians credit the high number of German casualties to Canadian and British artillery. Approximately 4,000 men were taken prisoner . [ 120 ] The German Historical Service estimated that the 6th Army suffered 79,418 casualties during April and May 1917, 22,792 were classified as missing.
Historically, soldiers serving overseas had been paid in local currency rather than in their "home" currency. [1] Most cash drawn by soldiers would go directly into the local economy, and in a damaged economy the effects of a hard currency such as the dollar circulating freely alongside weaker local currencies could be very problematic, risking severe inflation.
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