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The start of a long relationship with Veendam.
May, 1945
Veendam, Groningen, Holland

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A street in Veendam.
1945
Veendam, Groningen, Holland

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Nazi troops marched home .
1945
Somewhere in Holland

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Nazi troops marching out of Holland.
May, 1945
Somewhere in Holland

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This view shows the age of some of the Luftwaffe troops captured in Holland, as the march home.
May, 1945
Somewhere in Holland

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Dutch boy.
1945
Probably Veendam, Groningen, Holland

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The BCDs in Veendam's victory parade.
1945
Veendam, Groningen, Holland

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Socializing with the locals.
1945
Probably Veendam, Groningen, Holland

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Later in the summer the Dragoons were ordered to supply a squadron to establish a camp in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, as a distribution point for vehicles the Canadian Government had agreed to provide to Poland and Czechoslovakia in cooperation with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association. The camp lasted until October 1945 when the squadron returned to Veendam following a warm farewell from the local Czech populace.

Finally, in December 1945 the Dragoons left Holland for England, and then by ship for Canada. The Regiment arrived by train in Kelowna in January 1946. In Battledress uniforms, the men detrained and marched through the city past cheering crowds, to the Scout Hall. There the Regiment was officially welcomed home and thanked by the Mayor and Council of the City for their five years of service to their country. Their achievements in Europe were honoured by a granting of the "Freeman of the City of Kelowna" to Lt. Col. Harry Angle.

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BCD team for the divisional sports meet.
1945
Somewhere in Holland

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The BCDs celebrated Christmas in style with a banquet.
December, 1945
Veendam, Groningen, Holland

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Canadian National Railways station in Kelowna.
January, 1946
Kelowna, BC, Canada

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Some of the officers on the platform in Kelowna.
January, 1946
Kelowna, BC, Canada

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'Welcome Home' celebration.
January, 1946
Kelowna, BC, Canada