From Vimy to Juno: Canadians Through Two World Wars

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From Vimy to Juno: Canadians through two World Wars

From the trenches of the First World War to the campaign in Normandy and beyond during the Second World War, more than half a million Canadians saw action in the span of a single generation. Explore their legacies and Canada’s military history through this timeline of key themes, events, and stories. Select any item below to view an expanded gallery and browse photos, testimonies, and other pieces of Canada’s history!

Event4 August 1914

The Great War Begins

EventPreparing for War

Recruitment and Training

Narrative"Nellie" : A Nurse Through Two Wars

Helen Josephine Enright

Event22-25 April 1915

The Second Battle of Ypres

Narrative"Archie"

John Archibald MacNaughton

Event1 July to 18 November 1916

The Somme Offensive

Event9-12 April 1917

The Battle of Vimy Ridge

EventLife at War, 1914-1918

The Canadian Home Front

EventThe Halifax Explosion and 1918 Flu

Disaster at Home

EventThe Hundred Days Campaign and the Armistice

The End of the War

NarrativeWilliam Henry Bundy and Allan Bundy

The Bundy Family

EventLife after war

Demobilizing and Recivilizing

Event6 December 1921

Women Get the Vote

Canada Between Two Wars

Event26 July 1936

The Vimy Memorial and Pilgrimage

NarrativeA Disproportionate Contribution

Indigenous Involvement in the World Wars

Event10 September 1939

Canada Declares War

Narrative"Conchie": Alternative Service

Conscientious Objectors

NarrativeDecorated and Interned

Masumi Mitsui

Event19 August 1942

The Dieppe Raid

Event10 July 1943 - February 1945

The Invasion of Sicily and the Italian Campaign

Event6 June 1944

Juno Beach: Canada at D-Day

EventJune - August 1944

The Normandy Campaign

NarrativeChavarie and MacGillivray Families

Stories of Acadian Service

EventVictory in Europe: 8 May 1945

Liberation and Victory

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