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Tank production at the Montreal Locomotive Works

Tank production at the Montreal Locomotive Works

Canadian industry switched to war production during World War II. For example, the Montreal Locomotive Works produced tanks for the Canadian Army. Manufacture of trucks, tanks, airplanes, ships, […]
Pouring molten steel in Canadian steel mill, 1944

Pouring molten steel in Canadian steel mill, 1944

Steel production was crucial to the Allied war effort. Iron ore from Bell Island was used to make steel in the Dominion Steel & Coal Corporation’s steel mills […]
Rose Castle survivor Gordon Hardy in 1942

Rose Castle survivor Gordon Hardy in 1942

Gordon Walter Hardy of Ingonish, Nova Scotia was a 17-year-old steward on SS Rose Castle in 1942. He survived the sinking on November 2, 1942 and later enlisted […]
U-513 Commander Rolf Rüggeberg

U-513 Commander Rolf Rüggeberg

Photo from U-boat commander Rolf Rüggeberg’s personal photograph collection. It is an informal portrait of U-513 commander Rüggeberg wearing his working uniform aboard the submarine.
U-518 commander Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann

U-518 commander Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann

Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmannon on the bridge of his U-boat U-518 at sea
Remains of German torpedo from U-518 that struck the Scotia pier

Remains of German torpedo from U-518 that struck the Scotia pier

Bell Island workmen hold the aft section of German torpedo recovered beside ore-loading pier on Bell Island on November 3, 1942.
Loading a torpedo into U-518

Loading a torpedo into U-518

U-boat tied up beside a supply ship
U-518 in Bordeaux in 1943

U-518 in Bordeaux in 1943

Emblem on conning tower is for the 2nd U-boat Flotilla
Officers of U-518 in 1943

Officers of U-518 in 1943

Five German U-boat officers in uniform. U-boat commander Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann (centre)
U-513 commander Rüggeberg and crew

U-513 commander Rüggeberg and crew

on the bridge of the submarine
U-513 and crew departing a French port

U-513 and crew departing a French port

German Navy officer waving on shore
U-513 and crew at Kiel, Germany

U-513 and crew at Kiel, Germany

showing her Viking ship emblem on the conning tower
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