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Canadian troops entering Germany at Poteau en route to the Rhine River, 4 Deember 1918. Depicted: Currie, Arthur, 1875-1933. MIKAN No. 3624869

Wednesday, 4 December 1918, in the Great War

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First Division troops of the Canadian Corps cross the German frontier at Poteau, Belgium, on Wednesday, 4 December, 1918. Note, as per the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the border here was moved 30…