Abbreviations:
PARC – Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa
PRO – Public Records Office, Kew
The term ‘Official History’ refers to The Official History of the Canadian Army, Volume 3: The Victory Campaign by Colonel C.P. Stacey, 1960.
‘British Official History’ refers to The History of the Second World War, Volume 2: Victory in the West by Major L.F. Ellis, 1962.
1. The Canadians in Italy by Col G.W.L. Nicholson, p. 343.
1. Monty: Master of the Battlefield by Nigel Hamilton, p. 796.
2. Crerar Papers – Speech to War Correspondents before ‘Veritable.’
3. Monty: The Making of a General by Nigel Hamilton, p. 129.
4. McNaughton: Vol. 2 by John Swettenham, p. 346.
5. Crerar Papers: Vol. 30.
6. ibid.
7. Arms, Men and Governments by C.P. Stacey, p. 214.
8. Monty: The Making of a General, p. 501.
9. Crerar Papers: Vol. 30.
10. Monty: Master of the Battlefield, p. 780.
11. Official History, p. 612.
12. Interview with Commodore William Hayes, 12 May, 1985.
13. A Date with History by C.P Stacey, p. 135.
14. Crerar Papers: Vol. 7.
15. ibid.
16. Crerar Papers: Vol. 30 – Message COS 641 — Crerar to CGS Ottawa, 5 July, 1945.
17. Interview with Colonel C.P. Stacey, 21 May, 1985.
18. Crerar Papers – Message C143 Crerar to CMHQ, 8 November, 1944.
19. After the war Simonds continued to be regarded with a respect which bordered on awe by the officers and men whom he had commanded. Few could believe their eyes when, after a regimental dinner in Calgary in the 1950s, they saw Simonds, seated at a piano, singing ‘Ragtime Cowboy Joe’ to a circle of delighted subalterns.
1. History of The Calgary Highlanders by Roy Farran, p. 164.
2. Interview with Lt-Colonel Mark Tennant, 23 October, 1986, and Toronto Star 12 September, 1944.
3. Official History, pp. 285–86.
4. ibid, p. 280.
5. ibid, p. 292.
6. ibid, pp. 284–85.
1. Crerar Papers: Vol. 7 – CMHQ message A6300 of 2 September, 1944.
2. Official History, pp. 303–06.
3. Tug of War by Denis Whitaker and Shelagh Whitaker, p. 69.
4. ibid, pp. 69–70.
5. Official History, p. 310.
6. Corps Commander by Lt-General Sir Brian Horrocks, pp. 80–81.
7. Official History, p. 309.
8. ibid, p. 302.
1. War Diary and Regimental History, 12 Manitoba Dragoons; The Canadian Summer by James Alan Roberts; interview with Colonel E.F. Bastedo, May 1985.
2. Official History, p. 324.
3. Brigadier Churchill Mann at operations briefing, 4 September 1944 – author’s notes.
1. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
2. Interview with Lt-Colonel Mark Tennant.
3. Legion magazine, October 1984.
4. History of The Calgary Highlanders, p. 172.
5. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
6. War Diary, HQ 4th Canadian Armoured Division.
7. The Canadian Summer by J. A. Roberts, pp. 85–87.
1. Log, HMS Erebus.
2. British Official History, pp. 13–15.
1. Dampier Papers: Interrogation report, Lt-General Heim.
2. Dampier Papers: Operation Order, 3 Cdn Inf Div.
3. Interview with Maj-General J.M. Rockingham, December 1984.
4. Dampier Papers: 3 Div Historical Record, Operation ‘Well Hit.’
5. ibid.
6. The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, 1783-1951 by Lt-Colonel W. Boss, p. 216.
7. Dampier Papers: 3 Div Historical Record.
8. Interview with Maj-General J.M. Rockingham.
9. Official History, p. 342.
10. SDG Highlanders, p. 218.
11. ibid, p. 384.
12. Interview with Maj-General E.K.G. Sixsmith, 1982.
1. War Diary, 3 Med Regt. RCA.
2. Le Gestes du Régiment de la Chaudière by Ross and Gauvin, pp. 63–64.
3. War Diary, 141 RAC.
1. British Official History, p. 5.
2. Official History, p. 329.
3. ibid, p. 331.
4. ibid, pp. 359–61.
5. ibid, p. 362.
1. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders; and interview with P.S. Brain.
2. V.C. Citation Sgt Crockett; and interview with Lt-Colonel Tennant.
3. British Official History, p. 80 footnote.
4. ibid, p. 12.
5. Major H.J.S. Pearson in a letter to the author, 24 March, 1986.
6. Interview with Lt-Colonel Tennant.
7. V.C. Citation Cpl Harper — PARC RC24, Vol. 10572.
1. War Diary, HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
2. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
3. Conversation with Lt-Colonel R.L. Ellis 1945; author’s note, confirmed by Lt-Colonel Tennant.
4. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
5. Conversation with Lt. Colonel Ellis, 1945; author’s note.
6. Battle report MS/B 798 — Imperial War Museum. Translated by Capt Westra and quoted in Tug of War, p. 170.
7. War Diary, HQ 5th Cdn Inf Bde.
8. War Diary, RHC (Black Watch).
9. Tug of War, p. 195.
10. War Diary, HQ 4 Cdn Inf Bde.
11. C in C West Diary, 16 October 1944.
12. Dampier Papers: 3 Div Historical Record.
1. DCM Citation – Sgt Gri.
2. DSO Citation – Lt(A/Capt) V.R. Schjelderup.
3. Dampier Papers: 3 Div Intelligence Summary No. 63 of 27 January 1945.
4. War Diary, R Wpg R.
5. ibid.
1. Major F. A. Sparks quoted in Tug of War, p. 298.
2. Tug of War, p. 295.
3. Interview with Maj-General Roger Rowley, 13 November 1984.
4. Dampier Papers: 3 Div Historical Record.
5. ibid.
6. Official History, p. 400; and interview with Lt-Colonel M.K. Reed, May 1985.
1. War Diary, 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
2. ibid.
3. Mountain and Flood by George Blake, p. 85.
4. 1:25,000 sheet — author’s papers.
5. War Diary, HQ 4 Cdn Inf Bde.
6. War Diary, HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
7. War Diary, HQ 4 Cdn Inf Bde.
8. War Diaries of HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde, R.H.C. and Calgary Highlanders.
9. War Diary, HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
10. Lt-Colonel F.H. Clarke — letter to author, 26 July 1987.
11. War Diary, R.H.C.
12. War Diary, H.Q. 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
13. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
14. Conversation with Lt-Colonel R.L. Ellis 1944 – author’s notes.
15. Interview with P.S. Brain.
16. Lt-Colonel F.H. Clarke, letter 26 July 1987.
17. Interview with Hon George Hees, 6 June 1985.
18. Lt-Colonel F.H. Clarke, letter 26 July 1987.
19. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
20. Tug of War, pp. 337–38.
21. ibid, p. 341.
22. Mountain and Flood, p. 92.
23. ibid, pp. 93–98.
24. Conversation with Lt-Colonel R.L. Ellis 1944 – author’s notes.
1. 2 Cdn Corps – GOC 5 – 1 of 21 September 1944.
2. Official History, p. 374.
3. Brig-General W.K. Lye in a letter to the author, 12 February 1888.
4. Crerar Papers: Vol 8 – Bomber Command message AC361.
5. ibid, AC 359.
6. Official History, p. 411.
7. Tug of War, p. 356; and History of 5 KOSB.
8. Official History, p. 418.
9. ibid, p. 417.
10. Eleven Men and a Scalpel by Lt-Colonel J.B. Hillsman.
11. Mountain and Flood, pp. 106–10.
12. Official History, p. 422.
1. Conversations with Maj-General Terry Allen, El Paso, September, 1961 – author’s notes.
2. War Diary, HQ 10 Cdn Inf Bde.
3. p. 128.
4. Diary quoted in Triumph in the West by Arthur Bryant, p. 232.
5. p. 297.
6. Struggle for Europe by Chester Wilmot, p. 545.
1. Interview with Maj-General Roger Rowley.
2. Interview with J.L. Dampier, December 1984.
3. March of the Prairie Men by Lt-Colonel G.B. Buchanan, p. 46 and conversation Major W.S. Edmondson 1946, author’s notes.
4. Interview with Maj-General Roger Rowley.
5. Official History, p. 42.
6. Author’s notes.
1. British Official History, p. 256.
2. The Canadian Summer, pp. 106–08.
3. Corps Commander, pp. 182–83.
4. ibid, p. 183.
5. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders, 8 February 1945.
6. Ready for the Fray by R.H. Roy, p. 369.
7. ibid, p. 370.
8. The Canadian Summer, pp. 112–13.
9. C in C West Daily Intelligence Report No. 854 of 6 February 1945.
10. Official History, p. 375.
11. The 6th (Border) Battalion, KOSB, by Capt J.R.P. Baggaley MC, pp. 80–81.
12. The 15th Scottish Division by Lt-General H.G. Martin, p. 240.
13. Corps Commander, pp. 186–87.
14. The Story of the 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry by Capt J.L.J. Meredith, p. 132.
15. pp. 77–78.
16. History of the 51st Highland Division by J.B. Salmond, p. 219.
17. Interview with Maj-General Roger Rowley.
1. Author’s notes.
2. The 43rd Wessex Division at War by Maj-General H. Essame, p. 216.
3. History of the 4th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry, p. 82.
4. Mountain and Flood, pp. 153–54.
5. The 15th Scottish Division, pp. 255–56.
6. Dampier Papers: 3 Div Historical Record.
7. DSO Citation Lt-Colonel W.D. Whitaker.
8. Struggle for the Goch-Calcar Road by Brig F.N. Cabeldu, recorded by Historical Officer 2 Cdn Inf Div.
9. ibid.
10. DSO Citation Major K.W. MacIntyre.
11. British Official History, p. 269.
12. MC Citation Lt David Heaps.
1. PARC RG 24 vol. 10572.
2. History of 4th SLI, p. 84.
3. VC Citation Sgt Aubrey Cosens.
4. Statement by Lt-Colonel F.E. White, April 45 – author’s notes.
5. ibid.
6. The Canadian Summer, p. 117.
7. History of the Canadian Grenadier Guards by Colonel A.F. Duguid, p. 320.
8. Official History, p. 501.
1. Major W.L. Lyster in a letter to the author, 14 July 1987.
2. War Diary, Calgary Highlanders.
3. War Diary, HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
4. Official History, p. 507.
5. History of Canadian Grenadier Guards, p 322.
6. VC Citation Major F.A. Tilston.
7. Official History, p. 312.
1. Official History, pp. 509–10.
2. ibid, p. 515.
3. ibid, pp. 520–21.
4. The Story of the Guards Armoured Division by Rosse and Hill, pp. 211–14.
5. War History of 4th KOSB, p. 143.
6. Official History, p. 521.
7. ibid, p. 518.
8. War Diary HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
9. ibid.
10. Conversation with Lt-Colonel R.L. Ellis 1945 – author’s notes.
11. Crerar Papers: Vol. 6.
12. Brigadier H. Essame in 43rd Wessex Division at War, p. 226.
1. Official History, p. 529.
2. ibid p. 538.
3. War Diaries HQs 1st and 2nd Canadian Divisions.
4. La Geste du Régiment de la Chaudière, p. 116.
5. HQ 2 Cdn Corps letter GOC 30 of 15 April 1945.
6. 2 Cdn Inf Div from the Rhine to the North Sea by Lt Col P.W. Bennett 10 May 1945.
7. Official History, p. 555.
8. Major H.J.S. Pearson in a letter to the author, 1 October 1986.
1. Vokes, My Story by Maj-General C. Vokes, p. 194.
2. Official History, p. 558.
3. War Diary, 4 Med Regt RCA.
4. Author’s notes.
1. Crerar Papers: Diary 27 March, 1945.
2. War Diary, Perth Regt.
3. Author’s notes.
4. Quoted in Official History, p. 575.
5. War Diary, PPCLI.
6. MC Citation Lt A.M. Ross.
7. DCM Citation Sgt E.A. Knight.
8. CBC Broadcast.
9. The Gunners of Canada: Vol. II by Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, p. 434.
10. Official History, p. 587.
1. War Diary, Camerons of Canada.
2. War Diary, HQ 5 Cdn Inf Bde.
3. Major H.J.S. Pearson in a letter to the author, 1 October 1986.
4. War Dairy GSHQ 5 Cdn Armd Div.
5. Interview with Maj-General J.M. Rockingham.
6. The Canadian Summer, p. 134.
7. Major H.J.S. Pearson in a letter to the author, 1 October 1986.
8. War Diary, GSHQ 1 Cdn Corps Appx 43,16 May 1945.
9. The Canadian Summer, p. 142.