History Browser

Originally established in 1917 as the Imperial War Graves Commission. Over the years the Canadian War Graves Commission has retained the original principles which are discussed on this site.

A description of the Canadians' attempts to block the German Army's escape route at Falaise, France, in August of 1944.

The arrival of the Canadians in February 1951 coincided with the second general United Nations advance towards the 38th Parallel. In this new offensive, the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade was to advance north-east to its final objective, the high ground north-west of Hoengsong.

At the start of World War II, the British Government looked to the Dominions for air training help because the United Kingdom did not have the space to accommodate training and operational facilities, and because aerodromes in the United Kingdom were vulnerable to enemy attack. Upon considering the U.K.’s September 1939 proposal, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King believed the training plan would be "the most essential military action that Canada could undertake".

A discussion of the German army's situation in Normandy in July, 1944, and the Allied strategy for defeating the enemy.

Discussion of the Allied plans for the invasion of Normandy on June 5, 1944.

A table listing the British Commonwealth Air Training Program graduates by nationality, and a brief discussion of the financial costs involved in running the program.