This is a replica newspaper of the events on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii during which the Japanese bombed the city. This event started the war for the United States in the Pacific. Headline from the Winnipeg Free Press paper on August 16, 1945. The cessation of war meant the Winnipeg Grenadiers …
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Japan Surrender on the USS Missouri
In September 1945, with the Japanese surrender at hand, the world’s attention centered on the US Admiral’s flagship, the USS Missouri, chosen as the venue for the formal ceremony in part because Missouri was US President Harry S. Truman’s home state.Representatives of the Empire of Japan boarded the USS Missouri prior to signing the Instrument …
Flag, The Rising Sun
The Rising Sun Flag design was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, with the sun in the center. This is a flag of the IJA (Imperial Japanese …
Flag, Japan (Hinomaru)
Flag, Japan (Hinomaru) (Circle of the Sun) Some of the earliest recordings of Japan as a “Land of the Rising Sun” come from the early 600s. The sun is tied deeply to old Japanese culture and mythos, directly linking the sun and the emperor. History ties the Hinomaru or “Circle of the Sun” flag throughout …
Miscellaneous, Far East
The Winnipeg Grenadiers originated in Morden, Manitoba on 1 April 1908 as the 100th Regiment.
Knives, Jungle Warfare
Between December 1941 and August 1945, British Commonwealth troops and their allies fought a bitter war against the Japanese in Asia. The fighting took place in malaria-ridden jungles during drenching monsoon rains and on remote islands in searing tropical heat, but always against a tenacious and often brutal enemy. The Chindits were British empire troops who …
Flooring, USS Arizona
The United States Ship (USS) Arizona was a U.S. battleship that sank during the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu island, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. The Arizona is commemorated by a concrete memorial that spans the wreckage. On 6 December 1941, the Arizona returned to its base at Pearl Harbor. The next morning, at …
Stick, Swagger
A swagger stick is a short stick or riding crop usually carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority. A swagger stick is shorter than a staff or cane, and is usually made from rattan (a family of lianas or long-stemmed vines). Its use derives from the vine staff carried by Roman centurions …
Stamps, Japanese, 1944
The story of Japan’s postal system with its postage stamps and related postal history goes back centuries. The country’s first modern postal service started in 1871, with mail professionally travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the latter city and Osaka. Japan’s growing postal system relied heavily on human-powered transport, including rickshaws, as well …
Newspaper, Winnipeg Free Press, 7 May 1945
During the 2WW, the Allied powers were led by the so-called “Big Three”—the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States—which were the principal contributors of manpower, resources, and strategy. Each allied power played a key role in achieving victory. The Second World War was the biggest and deadliest war in history involving more …
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