Path to Victory
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Path to Victory |
| This section contains materials regarding the liberation of various parts of France and Belgium, as well as Victory celebrations for V-E and V-J Days. It also contains materials relating to the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan and the general destruction that was wrecked throughout the world. |
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| pa-114372lg.jpg | Sexton SP guns of the 8th Field Regiment, R.C.A., firing 21 gun salute to celebrate VE Day, Groningen, Netherlands, 8 May 1945. Photo by Jack H. Smith. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-114372. |
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| v_still_03 | Paper thrown out of office windows to celebrate the end of World War Two in Toronto. |  |
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| v_still_04 | Paper streamers and news papers being thrown out of windows to celebrate the end of the war. |  |
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| v_still_05 | Throngs of happy Canadians welcoming soldiers home after the war. |  |
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| v_still_06 | Welcoming solders home 2. |  |
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| V_still_07 | Another shot of papers being thrown out office windows in celebration. |  |
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| v_still_08 | A large welcome home rally for soldiers. |  |
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| v_still_09 | Another w elcome home rally shot. |  |
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| vj_still_02 | A shot of the mushroom cloud created by one of the nuclear explosions in Japan. |  |
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| vj_still_10 | Atomic destruction in Hiroshima. |  |
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| PA-136308lrg.jpg | The San Tommaso Cathedral in Ortona was literally gutted during the December 1943 fighting. Photo by Terry F. Rowe. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-136308. |
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| PA-170290lrg.jpg | Régiment de Trois-Rivières tanks entering the ruins of Regalbuto, August 4th, 1943. Photo by Jack H. Smith, Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-170290. |
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| PA-114040lrg.jpg | The battle over, the population resumes its daily activities in a city in ruins; a young woman hanging clothes to dry amid the rubble, January 13th, 1944. Photo by Terry F. Rowe. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-114040. |
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| pa-116510lg-1.jpg | Canadian troops of the 3rd Infantry Division entering Caen, Normandy, after heavy bombing by Allied aircrafts and artillery, 10 July 1944. Photo by Harold G. Aikman. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-116510. |
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| dest_001 | Convoy Through Destruction.jpg |  |
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| PA-133735lrg.jpg | Former battalion headquarters of the Regina Rifles after it had been raked by German shell, Bretteville, June 23rd, 1944. Photo by Frank L. Dubervill. Department of National Defence / National Archives of Canada, PA-133735. |
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| Liberation-Belgium.mpg | "Johnny Canuck plays the role of movie star" says the announcer. Canadian soldiers are greeted warmly by Belgians and stop to sign a few signing autographs. |  |
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| Arc du Triomph.mpg | A brief clip of liberated Paris. |  |
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| France liberation.mpg | A wreath to commemorate the liberation in France is placed in front of the Statue Of An Unknown Soldier. |  |
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| Montreiul.mpg | Discusses the Canadian advancement through France and the German retreat in the months prior to Germany surrendering. |  |
31 sec |
| Ypres liberation.mpg | The "Parade of the Giant" takes place in a liberated Ypres. The Giant represents Goliath and the parade commemorates the Belgian victory over the British in 1383. |  |
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