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First World War

L'archiduc François-Ferdinand et la duchesse de Hohenberg dont l'assassinat va déclencher l'entrée en guerre des grandes puissances européennes

The battle of the Somme

Douglas Haig introduces Pertab Singh to General Joffre. Source: SHD

L'assaut final

France and Madagascar

Malagasy infantrymen in La Tremblade, 1917. Source: Old map. Private collection.

Tirailleurs malgaches à la Tremblade en 1917. Source : Carte ancienne. Collection privée.

North-African soldiers. 1914-1918

"The Balcony", Chemin des Dames, Aisne, an injured infantryman. 23 October 1917. Photograph: Jacques Ridel. Source: ECPAD

The French in Italy, 1917-1918

Asiago Plateau, 17 June 1918, during the Austrian offensive. Source: Public domain.

The liberation of Lorraine

Des hommes de la 5e et de la 65e division d'infantrie US se serrent la main après avoir effectué leur jonction devant Metz, le 22 novembre 1944. Copyright US NARA

The liberation of Caen.

The first British troops in Caen pose with the residents in front of the devastated shops.

The Allies had predicted that the great Normandy city of Caen, a major crossroads, would be taken on D-Day. But at the beginning of July 1944, Caen still had not been liberated.

Canada in World War II

Canadian infantry landing at Juno Beach and marching toward Bernières-sur-Mer, 6 June 1944.

L'infanterie canadienne débarque sur la plage de Juno Beach et marche en direction de Bernières-sur-Mer, le 6 juin 1944. Source Archives Nationales du Canada.

On 7 September 1939, the Canadian Parliament met in a special session and two days later gave its support to Great Britain and France, which had been at war with Germany since 3 September.

Normandy - Falaise Pocket

Canadian soldiers entering the city of Falaise. Source: Basse-Normandie Regional Council / National Archives of Canada

Nearly surrounded and under pressure from all sides, two German armies organised their retreat during the Battle of the Falaise Pocket.

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