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Saga Connections 2.3 Northern Bridge: Icelandic Canadian Links in the Two World Wars
November 10, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
On November 10th, the eve of Remembrance Day in Canada, the ICCT will be hosting a Saga Connections live webinar exploring two very fascinating stories about the World Wars with strong connections to the Icelandic Canadian community.
This Saga brings together the research and story telling from two very prominent historians in our community. First, Joe Martin will share his passionate research into the 1,000 Icelandic Canadians who served Canada in the First World War. Next, Steven Bright will share with us his research on a little-known chapter in Canada’s war narrative connected to Iceland. In the summer of 1940, as war was exploding across Europe, Canada sent a small garrison of troops to Iceland. Known as “’Z’ Force”, they were dispatched to help prevent further Nazi movement westward across the Atlantic. Over the course of 10 months, a total of 2,653 Canadians – 76 officers and 2,577 men worked tirelessly with their British counterparts to defend Iceland against an expected German invasion. In so doing, they helped build what became a highly secure, strategic and Allied-held position in the North Atlantic from which the Canadians, British and Americans could attack German aggression in the air and on the sea for the balance of the war.
Please join us online for Saga Connections with Joe Martin and Steven Bright on November 10, 2021 at 7:30 EST. Register HERE
Event tickets are FREE but donations to the Saga Connections program are gratefully accepted:
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