D-Day: THREE HUNDRED FEET OF FILM – SEEN AND UNSEEN
By Benjamin Moogk New research from Thomas Hogan has revealed evidence that three hundred feet of footage of the Canadians landing in…
Sgt. Harry Henry Alfred Barnett – KIA
In Honour of Sgt. cameraman, Harry Henry Alfred Barnett, killed in action, March 11th, 1945, I am sharing additional information, courtesy of…
Letter from The Chancellery of the Führer to Lt. Dwight E. (Joe) Dolan
I recently received an email from the son of Lt. Dwight ‘Joe’ Dolan who wished to share the following letter with this…
Sgt. E. R. “Scoop” Bonter: CFPU Combat Cameraman
Born, Elmer Randall Bonter, or ‘Ed‘ to his friends and colleagues, was “a native of Ameliasburgh“, a township in the Prince Edward…
KIA: Members of the Canadian Army Film Unit
Six members of the Film & Photo Unit were killed; One still photographer, three Cine Cameramen, and two drivers. Lieut. Terry Faulkner…
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54
VIA CBC NEWS CANADA / OTTAWA CITIZEN https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canadian-war-museum-tim-cook-dies-9.6954386 Ottawa Citizen: Cook was a called “passionate ambassador” for both the War Museum and…
RCAF Film Unit License Plate
Earlier this year, I received an email from Jonathan, ‘a history enthusiast teenager from Denmark,’ who contacted me about a set of…
D Day: One Year After
Featured photo above: June 6, 1945. Juno Beach. Sgt. L.E. Weekes CFPU films the First Anniversary of D Day service. Credit: Weekes…
80th Liberation of Holland and the Almelo Filmo
Feature image above: “In the frenzied joy of recent liberation after a wait of five years crowds wait in front of the…
FILMING THE WAR 🎥 Life and destiny of JAMES CAMPBELL
by Óscar Galansky The idea for this video came from my long-standing interest in the Canadian Army Film & Photo Unit (CFPU),…
JACK AND HAROLD WILLIAMSON INTERVIEW
On July 3rd, 2024, I had the opportunity to once again visit Gail and Harold Williamson, to sit down and chat about…
Sgt. Henry E. Price: RCAF Photographer
Combing through the collections at Library & Archives Canada (LAC), I came across an audio recording of an interview with RCAF photographer…
EXCLUSIVE: Colour Footage of D-Day taken by Petty Officer Charlie Beddoe, Royal Canadian Navy Film Unit
By Ben Moogk Colour cine footage of D-day made public in 2024. Who made it and what is on the film. I…
Research films: Invasion of Europe / With the 25th Brigade Korea / D-Day
I am presenting three films that I came across during my research in one of my videos; D-Day Discoveries: : D-Day Camera…
Interview with Bob Lansdale: D-Day Landings in France
Taking place in January, 2019, my interview with Robert ‘Bob’ Lansdale was meant to be done to meet the 75th Anniversary of…
