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History |
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Wars & Campaigns |
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►Boer
War
►First
World War
►►Western
Front
►►►Trench
Warfare: 1914-1916
►►►Allied
Offensive: 1916
►►►Allied
Offensives: 1917
►►►German
Offensive: 1918
►►►Advance
to Victory: 1918
►►Siberia
►Second
World War
►►War
Against Japan
►►North
Africa
►►Italian
Campaign
►►►Sicily
►►►Southern
Italy
►►►The
Sangro and Moro
►►►Battles
of the FSSF
►►►Cassino
►►►Liri
Valley
►►►Advance
to Florence
►►►Gothic
Line
►►►Winter
Lines
►►North-West
Europe
►►►Normandy
►►►Southern
France
►►►Channel
Ports
►►►Scheldt
►►►Nijmegen
Salient
►►►Rhineland
►►►Final
Phase
►Korean
War
►Cold
War
►Gulf
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Operations |
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Battle Honours |
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Boer War
First World War
Western Front
Trench Warfare: 1914-1916
Allied Offensive: 1916
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►Somme, 1916 |
1
Jul-18 Nov 16 |
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►Albert |
.1-13
Jul 16 |
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►Bazentin |
.14-17
Jul 16 |
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►Pozieres |
.23
Jul-3 Sep 16 |
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►Guillemont |
.3-6
Sep 16 |
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►Ginchy |
.9
Sep 16 |
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►Flers-Courcelette |
15-22
Sep 16 |
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►Thiepval |
26-29
Sep 16 |
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►Le Transloy |
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1-18 Oct 16 |
Allied
Offensives: 1917
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►Arras 1917 |
8
Apr-4 May 17 |
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►Vimy, 1917 |
.9-14
Apr 17 |
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►Arleux |
28-29 Apr 17 |
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►Scarpe, 1917 |
.3-4
May17 |
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►Hill 70 |
.15-25
Aug 17 |
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►Messines, 1917 |
.7-14
Jun 17 |
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►Ypres, 1917 |
..31
Jul-10 Nov 17 |
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►Pilckem |
31
Jul-2 Aug 17 |
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►Langemarck, 1917 |
.16-18
Aug 17 |
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►Menin Road |
.20-25
Sep 17 |
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►Polygon Wood |
26
Sep-3 Oct 17 |
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►Broodseinde |
.4
Oct 17 |
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►Poelcapelle |
.9
Oct 17 |
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►Passchendaele |
.12
Oct 17 |
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►Cambrai, 1917 |
20
Nov-3 Dec 17 |
German Offensive: 1918
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►Somme, 1918 |
.21
Mar-5 Apr 18 |
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►St. Quentin |
.21-23
Mar 18 |
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►Bapaume, 1918 |
.24-25
Mar 18 |
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►Rosieres |
.26-27
Mar 18 |
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►Avre |
.4
Apr 18 |
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►Lys |
.9-29
Apr 18 |
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►Estaires |
.9-11
Apr 18 |
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►Messines, 1918 |
.10-11
Apr 18 |
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►Bailleul |
.13-15
Apr 18 |
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►Kemmel |
.17-19
Apr 18 |
Advance to Victory: 1918
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►Arras, 1918 |
.26
Aug-3 Sep 18 |
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►Scarpe, 1918 |
26-30 Aug 18. |
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►Drocourt-Queant |
.2-3
Sep 18 |
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►Hindenburg Line |
.12
Sep-9 Oct 18 |
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►Canal du Nord |
.27
Sep-2 Oct 18 |
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►St. Quentin Canal |
.29
Sep-2 Oct 18 |
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►Epehy |
3-5
Oct 18 |
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►Cambrai, 1918 |
.8-9
Oct 18 |
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►Valenciennes |
.1-2
Nov 18 |
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►Sambre |
.4
Nov 18 |
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►Pursuit to Mons |
.28 Sep-11Nov |
Second World War
War Against Japan
South-East Asia
Italian Campaign
Battle of Sicily
Southern
Italy
The Sangro and Moro
Battles of the FSSF
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►Anzio |
22
Jan-22 May 44 |
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►Rome |
.22
May-4 Jun 44 |
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►Advance
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.22
May-22 Jun 44 |
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to the Tiber |
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►Monte Arrestino |
25
May 44 |
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►Rocca Massima |
27
May 44 |
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►Colle Ferro |
2
Jun 44 |
Cassino
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►Cassino II |
11-18
May 44 |
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►Gustav Line |
11-18
May 44 |
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►Sant' Angelo in
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13
May 44 |
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Teodice |
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►Pignataro |
14-15 May 44 |
Liri Valley
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►Hitler Line |
18-24 May 44 |
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►Melfa Crossing |
24-25 May 44 |
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►Torrice Crossroads |
30
May 44 |
Advance to Florence
Gothic Line
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►Gothic Line |
25 Aug-22 Sep 44 |
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►Monteciccardo |
27-28 Aug 44 |
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►Point 204 (Pozzo Alto) |
31 Aug 44 |
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►Borgo Santa Maria |
1 Sep 44 |
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►Tomba di Pesaro |
1-2 Sep 44 |
Winter Lines
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►Rimini Line |
14-21 Sep 44 |
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►San Martino- |
14-18 Sep 44 |
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San Lorenzo |
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►San Fortunato |
18-20 Sep 44 |
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►Sant' Angelo |
11-15 Sep 44 |
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in Salute |
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►Bulgaria Village |
13-14 Sep 44 |
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►Pisciatello |
16-19 Sep 44 |
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►Savio Bridgehead |
20-23
Sep 44 |
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►Monte La Pieve |
13-19
Oct 44 |
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►Monte Spaduro |
19-24 Oct 44 |
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►Monte San Bartolo |
11-14
Nov 44 |
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►Lamone Crossing |
2-13
Dec 44 |
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►Capture of Ravenna |
3-4
Dec 44 |
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►Naviglio Canal |
12-15 Dec 44 |
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►Fosso Vecchio |
16-18 Dec 44 |
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►Fosso Munio |
19-21 Dec 44 |
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►Conventello- |
2-6 Jan 45 |
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Comacchio |
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Northwest Europe
Battle of Normandy
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►Quesnay Road |
10-11 Aug 44 |
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►St. Lambert-sur- |
19-22 Aug 44 |
Southern France
Channel Ports
The Scheldt
Nijmegen Salient
Rhineland
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►The
Reichswald |
8-13 Feb 45 |
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►Waal
Flats |
8-15 Feb 45 |
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►Moyland
Wood |
14-21 Feb 45 |
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►Goch-Calcar
Road |
19-21 Feb 45 |
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►The
Hochwald |
26
Feb- |
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4
Mar 45 |
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►Veen |
6-10 Mar 45 |
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►Xanten |
8-9
Mar 45 |
Final Phase
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►The
Rhine |
23
Mar-1 Apr 45 |
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►Emmerich-Hoch
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28
Mar-1 Apr 45 |
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Elten |
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Korean War
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Domestic Missions |
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►FLQ
Crisis |
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International
Missions |
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►ICCS
Vietnam 1973
►MFO
Sinai 1986- |
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Peacekeeping |
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►UNTEA |
W. N. Guinea 1963-1964 |
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►ONUCA |
C. America
1989-1992 |
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►UNTAC |
Cambodia
1992-1993 |
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►UNMOP |
Prevlaka
1996-2001 |
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Exercises |
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International
Commission of Control and Supervision
The
International Control Commission (ICC), formally called the
International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam (ICSC),
was in International Mission established in Indochina (later Vietnam) in
1954 to enforce the Geneva Accords of the same year. This body included
personnel from Communist Poland, non-Communist Canada, and neutral India
with India supplying the chairman. ICCs with the same composition were
set up to supervise the implementation of the Accords in Laos and in
Cambodia.
A new body,
the International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS), was
established under the Paris Peace Agreement of 1973. It originally was
made up of equal numbers of personnel from two Communist states, Hungary
and Poland, and two non-Communist states, Canada and Indonesia. After a
few months, Canada was replaced by Iran.
Canada
contributed 240 Canadian Forces personnel and 50 officials from the
Department of External Affairs to the International Commission of
Control and Supervision from January to July 1973. The ICCS continued to
operate until 30 April 1975, two years after the Canadians withdrew.
Canadians in
Vietnam
Article, images and captions courtesy Dana J. Nield.
The Canadian
Government became involved in the Vietnam conflict starting in 1954,
through the guise of the International Commission for Supervision and
Control Service (ICSC) which supervised the cease-fires and withdrawal of
French troops and the movement of refugees. Later, in 1973, the
International Commission of Control and Supervision was created to oversee
the cease fire in South Vietnam as laid out in the terms of the Paris
Peace Accords. Members of the ICCS included Canada, Indonesia, Hungary and
Poland. Canada supplied 240 members of the Canadian Forces and 50
diplomats to the commission. They arrived in Vietnam on 28 January 1973, one
day after the Peace accord was signed.
Immediately
members of the ICCS were dispatched to 45 locations across the 1000km
stretch of territory to supervise the exchange of prisoners and
disarmament of combatants. One member of the Canadian contingent, Captain
Charles Laviolette of the 12e Regiment Blindé du Canada died in a
helicopter crash, while two officers of The Royal Canadian Regiment were
abducted by the Viet Cong and held captive for 17 days. However, both
incidents were later determined to be a case of being in the wrong place
at the wrong time, rather than being actions taken against the ICCS
directly. By 31 July 1973, the mandate of the ICCS had expired and the
Canadians withdrew.
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Captain Sam
McInns stands outside the Cao-Dai Temple in Tay-Ninh. The ICCS was
equipped with vehicles from American stores, including these M151s and
M151A2. The colour of these MUTTs has been the subject of much debate
on Canadian Military web forums, with some saying they were black,
while others thought they were left Olive Drab. Both colours are in
fact correct. The two vehicles nearest the camera are black, the rest
are OD. The spare wheel cover reads: ICCS BASE. Canadian Contingent
Warrant Officer. Credit: DND Photo Unit VNC73-362 |
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Canadian
members of the ICCS converse with Army of the Republic of Vietnam
M48A3 tank crews on Highway 1. Note the device on the commander's
cupola which appears to be an ad hoc guard for an infra red device.
Vehicle number in black on Yellow band, "32" appears on turret in
blue. Credit: DND Photo Unit VNC73-235 |
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Canadian
Maj. Richard Davis and Maj. Bill Eastwood (in light short sleeved
shirts), along with American, Australian, Polish, Indonesian and
Hungarian officers, watch POWs being returned to South Vietnam at an
exchange site at Loc Nin. While searching for photos of ICCS vehicles
at the Canadian Forces Photo Unit, it was a bit of a shock to find as
Bill Eastwood is the father of Paul Eastwood, a close friend of the
author. Credit: DND Photo Unit VN73-58 |
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Insignia
 The ICCS (Indochina)
Medal was awarded for service on this mission.
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Terms of
Award: The ICCS medal was awarded for 90 days service with the
Commission between 28 Jan 1973 and 31 Jul 1973. The 1,160 personnel of
the commission were from Canada, Hungary, Indonesia and Poland and their
role was to monitor the cease-fire in South Vietnam as per the Paris
Peace Conference. The Commission arranged the release and exchange of
more than 32,000 prisoners of war.
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Awards to
Canadians: 352 members of the Canadian Forces, 32 to civilians.
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