Exhibits & data catalogue

Canadian Army Regiments

1939–45 · Any regiment in the archive

Follow one Canadian Army regiment start to finish — every diary entry and mapped movement, from any campaign the unit served in. A visitor can find their own regiment's badge on the map and trace its war from first action to last. We already have most Canadian Army regiments mapped — if yours isn't listed, ask and we'll check.

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First Special Service Force

1942–44 · Aleutians to Italy

The Force's full war mapped position by position — from the Kiska landing to the Winter Line at Monte la Difensa, one continuous arc. A visitor can follow the Force day by day, Aleutians to Italy, without switching collections.

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101st Airborne

1944 · Normandy

The division's Normandy campaign mapped position by position, from the D-Day drop through the weeks of fighting that followed. A visitor can trace one division's war from a single jump into the dark to the campaign's close.

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82nd Airborne

1944 · Normandy

The division's Normandy campaign mapped position by position, from the D-Day drop through the weeks of fighting that followed. A visitor can trace one division's war through the campaign without losing the thread.

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6th Airborne

1944 · Normandy

The division's Normandy campaign mapped position by position, from the D-Day glider landings through the weeks of fighting that followed. A visitor can follow one division from the invasion's first hours through the campaign's close.

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Dieppe

19 August 1942 · Dieppe, France

Every unit on both sides mapped through the Dieppe Raid — positions, movements and war diary entries for the whole day. A visitor can follow any single unit's landing, or watch the whole raid unfold across the beaches at once.

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Ortona

20–28 December 1943 · Ortona, Italy

Every unit on both sides mapped through the Battle of Ortona, the house-by-house fighting that closed out the Moro River campaign. A visitor can trace the advance street by street, day by day, from both sides of the line.

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Monte la Difensa

3 December 1943 · Camino Hills, Italy

Every unit on both sides mapped through the assault on Monte la Difensa, the First Special Service Force's first action in Italy. A visitor can follow the climb and the assault position by position, base to summit.

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Kiska

15 August 1943 · Kiska, Aleutian Islands

Every Allied unit mapped through the Kiska landing, the joint Canadian-American operation to retake the island. A visitor can follow the landing beach by beach, unit by unit.

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Hong Kong

8–25 December 1941 · Hong Kong

Every unit on both sides mapped through the defence of Hong Kong, position by position across the eighteen-day battle. A visitor can follow the defence from the first crossing to the final surrender.

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Iwo Jima

19 February – 26 March 1945 · Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands

Every unit mapped through the battle for Iwo Jima, position by position across the five-week campaign. A visitor can follow the advance beach by beach, ridge by ridge.

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Operation Wellhit

17 September 1944 · Boulogne, France

Every Allied unit mapped through Operation Wellhit, the First Canadian Army's assault to clear the Channel port of Boulogne. A visitor can follow the assault from the opening barrage to the port's fall.

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Operation Neptune

6 June 1944 · Normandy — 101st, 82nd and 6th Airborne

The airborne assault phase of D-Day, mapped drop by drop for the 101st, 82nd and 6th Airborne Divisions. A visitor can follow each division's drop zone and first hours on the ground, side by side.

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Normandy

6 June – 25 August 1944 · Normandy, France

Every unit mapped across the Normandy campaign, from the landings to the closing of the Falaise pocket. A visitor can follow any unit, any division, across the full eleven-week campaign.

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Northwest Europe

1944–45 · Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany

Every unit mapped across the liberation of Belgium and the Netherlands and the advance into Germany. A visitor can follow the campaign town by town, from the Scheldt to the Rhine.

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Italy

1943–45 · Sicily to the Po Valley

Every unit mapped through the Italian campaign, from the Sicily landings to the advance into the Po Valley. A visitor can follow the campaign river line by river line, from Sicily to the Alps.

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BCATP

1939–45 · Air training stations, Canada-wide

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's stations and schools, mapped across the country. A visitor can find their own community's station on the map.

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War Production

1939–45 · Canadian wartime industry

Wartime factories, shipyards and munitions works mapped by site, with what each one built. A visitor can find their own town's plant and see it in the context of the wider war effort.

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Canada's Homefront

1939–45 · Canada

Rationing, victory bonds, civil defence and the daily life of the home front, mapped by community. A visitor can see their own community's wartime record alongside the rest of the country's.

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Japanese-Canadian Internment

1942–49 · British Columbia and interior Canada

Internment camps, road camps and dispersal sites mapped by location and period. Records the location and timeline of internment and dispersal, not a curated narrative.

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Northwest Staging Route

1941–45 · Alberta to Alaska

The airfield chain built to ferry aircraft from Alberta to Alaska, mapped strip by strip. A visitor can follow the route field by field, Edmonton to Fairbanks.

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Canadian Army Training

1939–45 · Training camps, Canada-wide

Army training camps and ranges mapped by location, with the units that trained there. A visitor can find their own community's camp and see which units passed through.

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RCAF Defence of Canada

1939–45 · Canadian coastal and home defence

RCAF home-defence squadrons and stations mapped by posting, guarding Canada's coasts and cities. A visitor can find their own region's squadron and its patrol area.

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Maritime Defence of Canada

1939–45 · Atlantic and Pacific coasts

Coastal batteries, harbour defences and naval stations mapped along both coasts. A visitor can find their own harbour's defences and see how they fit the wider coastal system.

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Ships Sunk Near Canada

1942–44 · Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Canada

Merchant and naval vessels sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off Canada's Atlantic coast, mapped by location and date. A visitor can find the wreck closest to their own shoreline and see when it went down.

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Complete Archive

Every theatre, unit and diary

The full Project '44 WWII dataset, as it grows. A visitor, or a researcher, can move between any theatre, unit or diary without switching collections.

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