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^ Yes, 1 Can Para did contribute to the "Battle of the Bulge" or rather they where deployed to the Ardennes from Christmas eve (departed UK by ship) till the 22 Jan 1945 at which time it got trucked to Holland. This action is addressed in Chap 9 of the book Paras Versus the Reich, Canada's Paratroopers at War 1942-45.
 
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'Paras Versus the Reich, Canada's Paratroopers at War 1942-45'

Ordered. Thanks for the reference.

Have another of Col. Horn's books: 'No Lack of Courage - Operation Medusa, Afghanistan'. Great read about our outstanding soldiers.
 
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This picture purports to be members of 1st Canadian Para at Bastogne. Did Canada have people there during the big scrap?



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Not to my limited knowledge. See if you can search any online resources about the 1st Para.
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XRCD011 said:
^ Yes, 1 Can Para did contribute to the "Battle of the Bulge" or rather they where deployed to the Ardennes from Christmas eve (departed UK by ship) till the 22 Jan 1945 at which time it got trucked to Holland. This action is addressed in Chap 9 of the book Paras Versus the Reich, Canada's Paratroopers at War 1942-45.
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See this link:

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/battlehonours/northwesteurope/ardennes.htm
 
ht tp://www.battleofthebulgememories.be/en/stories/british-army/203-the-british-in-the-battle-of-the-ardennes.html
 
Till the paint dries.

^ BOTB veteran awaiting 2016 and getting out and about.

Hey here we go. Thanks for the spell check Dryfire. Funny thing is at least two dozen people looked at the sign and nobody picked up the obvious (especially true for me, the bozo painting it).
 
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And seeing as we're looking at a Kett already...

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Looks very different without, no? Also interesting:

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One of my most favourite Kettenkrad pics.

And..........

My other most favourite kett pics.

DAD, interesting pic of the early Sd.Kfz2/1 with trailer, the trailer is rarer then the kettenkrad (which is super rare in itself being a limited produced vehicle) and the trailer canvas is even rarer today then the trailer.
 
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As an ex-Signal Corps Lineman, I think the Kettenrad would have been an excellent cable laying vehicle. Much more efficient than our 3/4 ton Dodges.
 
I'd hazard a guess and say the upkeep on the Dodge would be much simpler. Got an Argo in the garage and they are a tad ' high maintenance ' IMO.
Not a tracked vehicle mechanic of course, just pondering
 
Came across this one when I was browsing around WarHistoryOnline this morning. Modern pic, but the reason for it dates back to WWII...

Smokey Smith's funeral procession in Vancouver in 2005.

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Not if the Regiment has been granted "The Freedom of the City" which allows the marching with drums, flags and rifles. The Seaforths have long had that privilege. I'm proud to be qualified to wear their Mackenzie tartan as well as my own.
 
....with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets fixed... !
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although training with full fighting order (subject to the frequent limitations on equipment that the Reserve often suffered) was quite common in the '70's - early '90's in Canadian cities ... certainly more than one infantry section level training exercise practicing section drills was carried out in High Park in Toronto ..during the fall and winter evenings....


(on a few occasions members of the public that stumbled across the training watched and cheered enthusiastically as a successful section attack was conducted and went into the re-org!)
 
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