Legion Magazine

🇨🇦 On this day in 1916, Sir George Perley became Canada’s first Minister of Overseas Military Forces, working to shield the Canadian Corps from partisan personnel policies. 📸 Credit: Library & Archives of Canada #OnThisDay #WWI #CanadaRemembers

🎬 Roch Voisine et George Stroumboulopoulos prêtent leur voix à un court documentaire sur les 100 ans d’histoire de la Légion royale canadienne. À lire et à voir : legion.ca/fr/les-nouvelles/a… #LégionRoyaleCanadienne #Legion100

🎬 Roch Voisine and George Stroumboulopoulos lend their voices to a new short documentary on 100 years of Royal Canadian Legion history. Read more and watch: legion.ca/news/articles/2026… #RoyalCanadianLegion #Legion100

🇨🇦 On this day in 2009, Sapper Steven Marshall of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment was killed by an IED on patrol southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan. We remember his sacrifice. 📸 Credit: Canadian Virtual War Memorial #OnThisDay #CanadaRemembers #Afghanistan #LestWeForget

🌎 On this day in 1967, Expo 67 closed in Montreal after welcoming millions of visitors from around the world. Canada’s centennial celebration left a lasting legacy. 📸 Credit: Library & Archives of Canada #OnThisDay #Expo67 #Montreal #CanadaRemembers

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🎙️ “Canada doesn’t get the credit it deserves.” Historian Dan Snow reflects in a Legion Magazine exclusive on his ties to Canada and its place in history. Link in the first comment. 👇 #DanSnow #CanadianHistory #HistoryHit

🔎 A once-classified report reveals how U.S. intelligence duped Canada into accepting Nazi war criminals and collaborators in the 1950s. Read more in Legion Magazine. 👇 Link in the first comment. #RodalReport #CanadianHistory #WWII

🚢 On this day in 1940, RMS Empress of Britain was torpedoed by U-32 while under tow. She became the largest ship sunk by a German U-boat in the Second World War. 📸 Credit: Wikimedia #OnThisDay #WWII #BattleOfTheAtlantic #CanadaRemembers

🏃 More than 800 of Canada's top young athletes ran, jumped and threw over three days in Regina. Highlights from the 2026 Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships. 👇 Link in the first comment. #LegionNationals #TrackAndField #YouthSports

⚔️ On this day in 1854, Canadian-born Lt. Alexander Roberts Dunn earned the Victoria Cross during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, the first Canadian-born recipient. 📸 Wikimedia #OnThisDay #VictoriaCross #CrimeanWar #CanadaRemembers

🇨🇦🇳🇱 On this day in 1944, troops of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division began clearing German forces from South Beveland during Operation Vitality, a key step in the Battle of the Scheldt. 📸 Wikimedia #OnThisDay #WWII #BattleOfTheScheldt #CanadaRemembers

⚓ Quebec has 9,000 km of coastline and 400+ years of naval tradition. A University of Ottawa historian argues a permanent Quebec naval base is long overdue. 👇 Link in the first comment. #RoyalCanadianNavy #Quebec #NavalHistory

⛏️ On this day in 1958, an underground earthquake struck the coal mine at Springhill, N.S., trapping 174 miners. Despite determined rescue efforts, 75 lost their lives. 📸 Library & Archives of Canada #OnThisDay #Springhill #NovaScotia #CanadaRemembers

Meet the winners of the 2026 Legion National Youth Remembrance Contests. From poems and posters to essays, their work shows what remembrance means to young Canadians. 👇 Link in the first comment. #Remembrance #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

✈️ On this day in 1940, Squadron Leader Ernie McNab, commanding officer of No. 1 (Canadian) Fighter Squadron, became the first RCAF member to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. 📸 Wikimedia #OnThisDay #RCAF #WWII #CanadaRemembers

⚓ Retired commander Jim Hutton recalls asbestos-covered steam pipes above his berth aboard HMCS Assiniboine. The Veterans with Cancer co-founder discusses exposure in the CAF and claims reform. 👇 Link in the first comment. #Veterans #CAF #VeteransWithCancer

🕊️ Pigeons flew secret missions over Nazi-occupied Europe in the Second World War. Beach Comber, carried ashore at Dieppe, flew home with the first word of the landing. 👇 Link in the first comment. #WWII #DickinMedal #CanadaRemembers

⚓ On this day in 1943, HMCS Chedabucto sank after colliding with another ship in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, about 50 km from Rimouski, Que. We remember those aboard. 📸 Royal Canadian Navy History #OnThisDay #RoyalCanadianNavy #WWII #CanadaRemembers

🚢 On this day in 1940, HMS Windflower—the first corvette built in Canada—was commissioned into the Royal Navy with a Canadian crew, marking the start of Canada’s vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic. 📸 Wikimedia #OnThisDay #BattleOfTheAtlantic #WWII #CanadaRemembers