Canadian Military History Gateway
Date > 1900 > 1940-1949 > 1942
A list of Canadian vessels that participated in the Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in World War II: Royal Class frigates, corvettes, Bangor minesweepers, wooden minesweepers, armed yachts, auxiliaries, and Fairmile motor launches.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
Présente une liste des navires perdus durant la bataille du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Le nombre des pertes humaines est indiqué, s'il est connu, entre parenthèses à côté du nom du navire, ainsi que la date où le vaisseau a coulé, et le U-boat responsable du naufrage.
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Répertoire de films de l'ONF traitant du rôle du Canada durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
A list of ships lost in the Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Listed beside each ship is the number of lives lost (where known), the date the vessel sunk, and the U-boat that was responsible.
Louis Riel est né à Saint-Boniface en 1844 et a fait ses études à Montréal. À son retour dans la colonie de la rivière Rouge, il trouva un peuple divisé, inquiet de son avenir politique.
Répertoire de films de l'ONF portant sur le rôle du Canada durant la Première Guerre Mondiale.
Nombre de victimes de la bataille du golfe du Saint-Laurent n'ont pas de sépulture connue. Des deux côtés de l'Atlantique, les monuments commémoratifs de la Commonwealth War Graves Commission perpétuent le souvenir de ces victimes et celui du sacrifice qu'elles ont consenti. Ce site web donne un compte-rendu de ces monuments et décorations.
Louis Riel was born in Saint Boniface in 1844 and was educated in Montréal. When he returned to the Red River Settlement in 1868, he found the community anxious and divided over its political future.
Site: Parks Canada
The Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which saw German U-boats penetrate the Cabot Strait and the Strait of Belle Isle to sink 23 ships between 1942 and 1944, marked the only time since the War of 1812 that enemy warships inflicted death within Canada's inland waters. The battle advanced to within 300 kilometres of Québec City. A war that pervaded people's lives but was still somehow remote, had become immediate, threatening, and very real. This site outlines the story of this battle.
For Canada and Canadians the Second World War began in Parliament. Canadian newspapers documented the changes in government and social platform during World War Two.
Site: Canadian War Museum