Three proud members of the Canadian Forestry Corps show off their muscles. The Canadians' reputation as rugged lumberjacks helped lead to the establishment of the Forestry Corps in 1916. Almost 500 Newfoundlanders, with a similar reputation as expert lumberjacks, also formed a Newfoundland Forestry Company that served in Britain.
The Izzy Doll is a contribution towards humanitarianism and caring for children caught up in areas of conflict around the world. It was started by a Canadian Military Engineer in the early 1990s. These dolls are now a legacy to the late Master Corporal Mark "Izzy" Isfeld, whose idea was to provide these simple dolls to children innocently caught up in war.
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“…Bailey Bridging made an immense contribution towards ending World War II. As far as my own operations were concerned, with the Eighth Army in Italy and with the 21st Army Group in North-West Europe, I could never have maintained the speed and tempo of forward movement without large supplies of Bailey Bridging.”
….Field Marshall Montgomery of Alamein
The Second World War Allied campaign in Italy is often called “an Engineer’s War” because of the terrain and obstacles the enemy created that had to be overcome. In December 1943, the German Army had retreated to the "Bernhard Line" across the narrowest part of the Italian Peninsula to halt or at least slow the Allied advance. The line crossed over mountain rivers swollen with winter rains that German military engineers reinforced by demolishing most of the bridges in the area to the south.
On this date in 1943, the Directorate of Engineer Development designed and tested the Load Class 40 Canadian Universal Bridging Trestle that was subsequently used on the Rhine crossings.
On this date in 1920, the School of Military Engineering was reopened in Halifax after the First World War.
On this date in 1948, Brigadier J.L. Melville CBE, MC, ED was appointed as the first Honorary Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers.