![Troops and armor of the Canadian First Army cautiously enter the French town of Calear on February 28, 1945. The Germans had previously evacuated the area, but they later stood and fought the Canadians viciously. (National Archives)](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/W-Canadians-9-HtJul07-e1683228479966-760x427.jpg)
July 2007
WWII History
The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in the Rhineland, 1945
By Angus ScullyBy February 1945, the green Allied formations that landed on D-Day had become hard professional armies. Army, corps, and division commands had been shaken down and were operating efficiently. Read more