Léo Major was a Canadian soldier who was the only Canadian and one of only three soldiers in the British Commonwealth to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) twice in separate wars.
Major in 1944
Leo Majorlaan (Léo Major Avenue) street sign in the Dutch city of Zwolle. The text reads: Canadian first liberator of Zwolle (1921–2008)
Léo Major's headstone at Last Post Fund National Field of Honour, Pointe-Claire, Canada
Zwolle is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality, after Enschede, and has a population of 132.441 as of December 2023. Zwolle borders the province of Gelderland and lies on the eastern side of the River IJssel.
Image: Sassenstraat 1 15, Zwolle
Image: Diezerstraat Grote Markt, Zwolle BB 1
Image: Luttekestraat 12 16, Zwolle BB
Image: City Centre, 8011 Zwolle, Netherlands panoramio (12)