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Second World War (1939-1945)
The Navy in European Waters  - Coastal Operations: United Kingdom and European Waters

The Royal Canadian Navy, employed on coastal patrols, convoy escort duty, and support operations, made an important contribution to the naval war that raged in the waters around the United Kingdom and off the nearby European coast.

Always the Same Enemy! 1673-1943, Fight Together with Us!
Always the Same Enemy! 1673-1943, Fight Together with Us!

This German propaganda poster used historical references in an attempt to persuade the Dutch people to support Germany's naval war against Great Britain.

The poster depicts a Dutch man-of-war from the 1673 victory against British and French fleets at Texel (centre) sailing alongside a German Schnellboot (motor torpedo boat) of 1943 (front). Both are heading towards a stylized London skyline surmounted by a torn Union Jack (left). The poster implies that by fighting alongside their German occupiers, the Dutch could again triumph against the British.

Wartime Propaganda Poster
CWM 19730296-007





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German Prisoners, HMCS Swansea
Norris Jones's Diary, HMCS Swansea
Spent 4-inch Cartridge Casings, HMCS Swansea
Laying a Smokescreen, HMCS Swansea
Helmet, Able Seaman G.F. Brown, HMCS Assiniboine
Canadian Tribal Destroyers in Action
Action Aboard HMCS Iroquois
Stokers, HMCS Huron
Decorated Helmet, HMCS Huron
HMCS Athabaskan Model
Dumaresq Mark VIII
Loss of HMCS Athabaskan
HMCS Athabaskan Survivors in Captivity
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Always the Same Enemy! 1673-1943, Fight Together with Us!
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Artist's Box, Commander Charles Anthony Law
Motor Torpedo Boats in Dover Pens
Commander Charles Anthony Law Medal Set
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Lieutenant John Shand's Sweater