Code Word Canloan

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The story of a group of Canadian Army officers who volunteered to serve in the British Army in Europe between D-Day, 1944 and VE Day, 1945, in a scheme referred to as Code Word CANLOAN.

In the darkest days of the Second World War, Canada had a surplus of Army officers. Britain, alternatively, was once suffering a critical shortage. A remarkable scheme referred to as CANLOAN enabled hundreds of Canadian Army officers to volunteer to enroll in regiments of the British Army. The Canadians fought in Europe from D-Day until the end of the hostilities, with a casualty rate of 75% and nearly 100 awards for bravery.

Written by one of the crucial participants and in response to research supplemented by the recollections of survivors, this book is a vivid account either one of the experiences of the CANLOAN officers and of the scheme itself, from the initial concept to its realization. Along with presenting slit-trench views of the battles in Normandy, Arnhem, Italy, the Rhineland and beyond to the Rhine, Smith coves the role of the platoon commander in battle, the experiences of prisoners of war, the wounded, and the 50 Ordnance Corps volunteers who with 623 junior infantry officers made up CANLOAN. The relationship between wartime experiences of soldiers and their post-war careers could also be illustrated.

Smith’s book rescues from obscurity a captivating episode of the Second World War involving young Canadian Army officers. It is dedicated to the 128 comrades who did not return.

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