A Sherman Firefly of 5th Canadian Armored Division assists troops of 11th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 49th (West Riding) Division to clear the Germans from the town of Ede, in the Netherlands; April 17, 1945.
The Sherman Firefly was a tank used by United Kingdom and some Commonwealth (like Canada) and Allied armored formations in the Second World War. It was based on the US M4 Sherman but fitted with the powerful 3-inch (76.2 mm) caliber British 17-pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon.

Canadian help to the British

Surrender of the German submarine U-889 off Nova Scotia, May 13, 1945.
After the German surrender on 8 May 1945, the German High Command ordered all U-boats to surrender. On the afternoon of 10 May, U-889 was spotted south of Newfoundland by a RCAF airplane, steaming at 10 knots and flying a black flag of surrender. The RCAF plane radioed to nearby Western Escort Force W-6 who intercepted the submarine an hour later. U-889 was ordered to head to Bay Bulls, Newfoundland. 24 hours later U-889 was turned over to the frigates HMCS Buckingham and HMCS Inch Arran who escorted her to Shelburne Harbour where she was boarded, and Braeucker, her Commanding Officer, made a formal surrender.


Surrender of U-boat 889

Members of the Regimental Aid Party of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa treating a wounded soldier near Caen, France, 15 July 1944.