Would it be accurate to show canadian and American soldiers fighting together in France after d day?
Thanks,
M4A2Sherman

Hi Q although i'm not 100% certain, surely there must have been some American and Canadian units stationed close to each other during the initial Allied breakout, your best bet would be to check out some history books on the European theater they usually give you an appendices at the back informing which units belonged to which group and where they fought

Hey Q,
I just talked with my Dad and he can't remember many times where the Canadians and Americans would have met up.
He does recall seeing American troops near Nijmegen in Holland and thinks they may have run into each on occasion during the battles in the North near the Rhine or Ruhr valleys.
The only possibility I can think of was when the gap in the Falaise Pocket was closed.
Canadian and Polish units were situated to the North and North East of the gap, the U.S. and French units were to the South and South East and the British were sitting in the West and South West.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falaise_pocket

I'll check my resource books and get back to you later.
Cheers

jjumbo

update: I just found a photo in one of my books of 2 Canucks and 4 Yanks having a coffee break, smoking cigarettes and having a bite to eat on August 27th, 1944 in the town of Elbeuf, in Normandy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbeuf

Oddly enough, it appears that the Canadian troops may be with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, the Division my Dad's regiment was part of.
The Americans would be with the 7th U.S. Army but I can't clearly see any regimental insignia on either uniform.

WOW! You guys are seriously pro! Thanks so much!
M4A2Sherman

Of course, let's not forget the First Special Service Force, the so called 'Devil's Brigade' made up of Canadian and American commandos who fought togther as one unit. After D-Day, they fought in campaigns in Southern France in August and September 1944 and in the Rhineland Campaign in September to November 1944 before being disbanded in December of 1944.

I believe what you may be thinking of is showing the distinctive differences between the Canadian and American uniforms and the interesting blend it would make in a diorama. The FSSF wore the same uniforms and kit so they would look the same.

cheers

Bob