Legion  |  May/June 2022
The May/June 2022 issue of Legion Magazine is out today!
LIBERATION!
Feted with parades and banquets, flowers and wine, the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands was a joyous time—though not far from the shadow of war
“WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEM, BUT LET THEM GO HOME.”
Canadian forces nearly overstayed their welcome after liberating the Netherlands in 1945
BOLTING FOR THE BALTIC
How a Canadian battalion’s mad dash to northern Germany at the end of the war stopped Soviet advances toward the West
FLOOD FORCE
When domestic emergencies strike—such as the November 2021 B.C. floods—the Canadian military often comes to the rescue
OPERATION OVERFLOW
Canada’s military faced its first modern mission in response to a domestic natural disaster during the 1948 once-in-a-century flood in southern B.C.
VIVA MEMORIA
Reflections on the internment of Italian Canadians during the Second World War
MILITARY HEALTH MATTERS
Bracing for impact
FRONT LINES
Inuit eyes on the North
EYE ON DEFENCE
Defence dilemma
FACE TO FACE
Should Canada have settled its civil suit with Omar Khadr?
CANADA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
In neutral
HUMOUR HUNT
Swordless salute
HEROES AND VILLAINS
Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš versus Reinhard Heydrich
ARTIFACTS
D-Day bicycle
O CANADA
The Winnipeg General Strike
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Legion May/June 2022.