Pictures of the Enemy
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Pictures of the Enemy
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Description
When the Germans surrendered in Belgium, they left behind many personal effects as they withdrew from their locations. Joseph Anatole Côté recounts how he obtained photographs belonging to German soldiers.
Joseph Anatole Côté
Mr. Côté was born in Quebec City on October 7, 1917. He studied forestry engineering at Université Laval. When war broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force to become a pilot. He started his training in Trois-Rivières, then went to Trenton. He was then sent to England and began his career as an airfield controller but was soon assigned as a pilot on several missions, particularly the famous Market Garden operation and another mission over Germany which led to 80 days of exile…
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 1:28
- Person Interviewed:
- Joseph Anatole Côté
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Belgium
- Branch:
- Air Force
- Units/Ship:
- 439 Squadron
- Rank:
- Captain
- Occupation:
- Pilot
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