Dutch town still honours Montreal hero
To mark the D-Day anniversary Thursday, CBC made a video piece about Montreal soldier Léo Major and how he’s still revered as a hero in Zwolle in the Netherlands for singlehandedly liberating the town during World War II.
Major died in 2008 and is buried in the National Field of Honour in Pointe Claire. CTV has a piece this week about how the cemetery is running a deficit. Although declared a historic site, it isn’t directly administered by the federal government.
Blork 10:17 on 2024-06-07 Permalink
There’s a “park” in Longueuil named after him. I use quotes because it’s more like a long and wide median than an actual park. https://maps.app.goo.gl/akFDK8YKSeksbkAq7
Kate 19:01 on 2024-06-07 Permalink
They’d be unimpressed by that in Zwolle.