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Army Numerical 51810-52220 - North West Europe - Album 96 of 110

Hierarchical level:

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Date:

1945/05/06-1945/05/11

Reference:

R112, Volume number: 42861, Box number: DND 041

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5266296

Context of this record:

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Department of National Defence fonds

Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre

Canadian Army photographs

Army [Numerical]

Army Numerical 51810-52220 - North West Europe - Album 96 of 110
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File includes:

126 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1945/05/06-1945/05/11

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 album, ca. 54 b&w photographs (contact sheets) : 54 album pages

Language of material:

English

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File consists of one album containing 54 pages covering the numerical range 51810-52220, with gaps. Each page of contact sheets shows several Army Numerical series photographs. The photographs are arranged both numerically and (roughly) chronologically and depict Canadian Army operations in Northwest Europe during the Second World War. The print album was originally used for DND photo reference purposes and may show censor marks, and other notations.

Finding aid no.:

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24-513P-ARMY

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 24-513P-ARMY is a photo caption list created by DND relating to photo items 51810-52220. Note that captions were not provided for all photographs. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 24-513P-ARMY (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/24-513P-ARMY_5266296_captions%2051810-52220.pdf

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General note:

The prints in this album document Canadian army activities in Northwest Europe in the days before and after Victory in Europe (VE) Day, 8 May 1945, in Holland and Germany. Subjects photographed include personnel and equipment, captured enemy equipment, surrendering German forces, Canadian army and Allied military leadership, including the link up of Field Marshal Montgomery's 2nd British Army with Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky's Russian forces at Wismar on the Baltic, civilians, heavily damaged cities and towns, including the damaged German naval port and ships at Wilhelmshaven and Bremerhaven, VE day celebrations and parades.

Related material:

The b&w safety negatives for photographs found in this album (numbers 51810 to 52220) can be found in CANADA. DEPT. OF NATIONAL DEFENCE 1967-052 DND box 041 (50760 to 52417).

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Volume [R112] 42861

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [CANADA. DEPT. OF NATIONAL DEFENCE 1967-052] DND 041

[Consultation 90 Open]

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