Heroes And Villains Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/canadian-military-history-in-perspective/heroes-and-villains/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:06:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://legionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-favicon-LM-32x32.jpg Heroes And Villains Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/canadian-military-history-in-perspective/heroes-and-villains/ 32 32 Heroes and Villians: Crerar vs Schlemm https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-crerar-vs-schlemm/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-crerar-vs-schlemm/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:06:28 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95468 As Operation Veritable’s launch approached, the two opposing generals braced for a fight

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-crerar-vs-schlemm/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: James Wolf vs Louis-Joseph De Montcalm https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-james-wolf-vs-louis-joseph-de-montcalm/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-james-wolf-vs-louis-joseph-de-montcalm/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:08:56 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=93226 The English and French generals both die in a decisive battle for New France

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-james-wolf-vs-louis-joseph-de-montcalm/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: Fox vs Rommel https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-fox-vs-rommel/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-fox-vs-rommel/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:19:45 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=92277 A Canadian fighter pilot ended Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel’s military career

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-fox-vs-rommel/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: Canadian PoWs vs KURT Meyer https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-canadian-pows-vs-kurt-meyer/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-canadian-pows-vs-kurt-meyer/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:55:41 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=91425 Between June 7-11, 1944, 156 Canadian prisoners were murdered by Hitler Youth

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-canadian-pows-vs-kurt-meyer/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: STUBBS vs KOHLAUF https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-stubbs-vs-kohlauf/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-stubbs-vs-kohlauf/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:14:33 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=90322 JOHN STUBBS On Aug. 6, 1942, Acting Lieutenant-Commander John Stubbs was aboard HMCS Assiniboine, which was escorting a North Atlantic convoy, when the ship engaged a U-boat at close range. After an exchange of fire seriously damaged both boats, Stubbs’ vessel rammed and sunk U-210. Naval historical officer Gilbert Tucker described first-hand how Stubbs “never took …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-stubbs-vs-kohlauf/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: GORDON vs Diefenbaker https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-gordon-vs-diefenbaker/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-gordon-vs-diefenbaker/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:37:41 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=90000 On March 25, 1958, the first Avro Arrow conducted a 35-minute test flight, followed nine days later by the fighter breaking the sound barrier. This proved the plane was one of the world’s most advanced military aircraft. Yet, even as the Arrow found its wings, it was doomed. On March 31, 1958, Conservative Prime Minister John …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-gordon-vs-diefenbaker/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: Triquet vs the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-triquet-vs-the-90th-panzer-grenadier-division/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-triquet-vs-the-90th-panzer-grenadier-division/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:48:19 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=89092 Captain Paul Triquet’s heroism in the face of Nazi resistance outside Ortona earned him a Victoria Cross.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-triquet-vs-the-90th-panzer-grenadier-division/feed/ 0 Heroes and Villians: James Calvin vs Rahim Ademi https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-james-calvin-vs-rahim-ademi/ https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villians-james-calvin-vs-rahim-ademi/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:09:41 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=88320 In September 1993, a Canadian-led UN force intervened in the Medak Pocket.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/heroes-and-villains-currie-ludendorff/feed/ 0 Broke & Lawrence https://legionmagazine.com/broke-lawrence/ https://legionmagazine.com/broke-lawrence/#respond Sun, 21 May 2023 18:55:06 +0000 https://legionmagazine.wpengine.com/?p=86202 During the war of 1812, two naval captains engaged in a deadly two-ship duel

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