Roger Litwiller

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HMCS IROQUOIS Exploits After VE Day

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Great detail has been recorded of the Royal Canadian Navy’s ships during the Second World War, including the Battle of the Atlantic, Operations in the Arctic, Mediterranean and many other ocean battlefronts.  Sadly very little has been written about what happened to our ships after VE Day? Recently I have received a large collection of […]

German POW’s -Cherbourg, FR.

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HMCS TRENTONIAN had escorted several convoys to Cherbourg France, starting shortly after the port was liberated.  On one of early trips, her skipper, Wm Harrison, gave his crew four hours of leave in the city in October 1944.  The crew was instructed to stay in large groups of 10 or more.  Reason being, German soldiers […]

Shoreleave Cherbourg, FR

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Sailors from HMCS TRENTONIAN pose in front of one of the many boarded up business while on shoreleave in Cherbourg, France in October 1944. The strategic, French port city had just been liberated and the sailors were instructed to remain in large groups as German soldiers were still be found in the city. Roger Litwiller […]

Battle Of Atlantic Place -Needs Our Support!!!

Battle of Atlantic Place will tell the story of Canadian’s achievement during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. This will not be a museum, but an innovative, experiential centre illuminating the whole story, from fighting U-Boats, to support by hundreds of communities across Canada building ships, supplying goods and material to win the longest battle in the history of man.

Located on the beautiful Halifax waterfront, the building will house the centre and will be architecturally breath-taking; with a glass wall facing the harbour, inside HMCS SACKVILLE, the last surviving corvette from WWII will be preserved with a Canso Flying Boat suspended overhead. The building will be as recognized as the Opera House in Australia and carry the same importance to Canadian’s as the Vimy Ridge Memorial and Juno Beach Centre.

Discover more of this incredible project at the Battle of Atlantic Place Website and pledge your support!
http://battleoftheatlanticplace.ca/

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