Fighting the Tide: The First Canadian Battle of Hill 355

“No withdrawal. No platoons overrun. No panic.” These were the simple yet assertive instructions of Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Dextraze, commander of 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, as his men prepared for the looming Battle of Hill 355 Nov. 22-25, 1951, amid the Korean War. By that stage, indeed since that summer, international calls for peace negotiations … Read Full Article »