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A great love story: The Kleinbergs

Jun 22, 2020

The Kleinbergs met shortly after the British Army liberated the infamous Nazi death camp Bergen-Belsen. Nancy saved Howard’s life. Then, they lost contact. How were they reunited? Read to find out.

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From Prisoner to Soldier

Feb 17, 2020

Read John’s autobiography, which details his imprisonment as a Polish civilian, his break for freedom, and his return as a soldier in the Polish army.

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Bill’s War

Nov 09, 2019

Autobiography by Bill Hutcherson, who first attempted to join the Royal Canadian Navy when he was only 16 years old.

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Sitting as an air gunner on a bombing plane in WWII, it was not uncommon for the open air turrets to reach -40 degrees Celsius. To make matters worse, it was impossible to go use the washroom on these 8-hour flights.

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The D-Day Survivor

Nov 08, 2018

The year is 1935: in Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler has reinstated the Luftwaffe, violating the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. It is at this time that 14-year-old Ivor Lloyd Rooney joins the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Bugle Band to pursue his love of...

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The sweetest sound I ever heard

Nov 01, 2018

Story written by Hazel, a resident at Deerwood Creek Care Community in Etobicoke, ON, in memory of her husband, Thomas Keen.

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A Jamaican woman serving in the British Army

Nov 01, 2018

Biography written by Winifred’s daughter.

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A woman in the Royal British Air Force

Nov 01, 2018

Winnifred Grant’s childhood was bookended by war. Born in London, England, in 1918, just as the first world war came to a close, Winnie joined the Royal British Air Force and entered WWII when she was still in her teens.

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A Prisoner of War

Nov 01, 2018

Vitaliano joined the Fanteria 19th regiment of the Italian Army and completed basic training in Nicastro, in the province of Catenzaro, Italy. He was sent to Crete,Greece, which was a very active area in World War II, with numerous bombings.

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