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Newspaper Clippings - Second World War Era - Dispatches and Articles from the War Zones

This section contains one newspaper clipping Canadian Press dispatch dated January 15, 1945, by Canadian press war correspondent William Boss. It pertains to fighting by the 5th Canadian Armoured Division on the Adriatic front in Italy in early January, 1945, in the vicinity of Lake Comacchio. The Cape Breton Highlanders, who were a part of the 5th Canadian Armoured Division, are mentioned in the article with regard to their crossing of the Bonifica Canal.   

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