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Tango01  | 11 Sep 2017 9:55 p.m. PST |
…Denmark From Soviet Occupation. "By May 1945 the war in Europe had finally started to wind down. Yet for the men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, there was one final mission to complete before they were relieved. Due to increasing tensions between them and the USSR, the Western Allies recognized that they had to take as much German territory as they could before the Soviets arrived. They feared Communist expansion. Because of this, a small group of lightly armed Canadian paratroopers was tasked with taking the city of Wismar. These Canadians, from the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, or 1CanPara, had been fighting almost nonstop since 6th June 1944. After jumping into Normandy, the men fought through the rest of the French Campaign. They were then used as support in the Battle of the Bulge. And in April 1945, were a part of the final Rhine crossing: Operation Varsity…"
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| Frederick | 12 Sep 2017 8:11 a.m. PST |
Dang skippy! Them Russkies knew better than to try to take on those scrappy Canucks |
| wrgmr1 | 12 Sep 2017 9:41 a.m. PST |
Interesting, thank Armand! |
| Tango01 | 12 Sep 2017 10:20 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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| jdginaz | 12 Sep 2017 1:29 p.m. PST |
Interesting story but I have m doubts about it. Too many "not known before but a veteran told us" without any backup. |
JMcCarroll  | 12 Sep 2017 5:03 p.m. PST |
I heard they settled it with a hockey game. OK I made that up. |
| Tango01 | 12 Sep 2017 10:41 p.m. PST |
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