Operation Kiebitz
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Operation Kiebitz was a failed German operation during World War II to organize the escape of four skilled U-boat commanders from a Canadian prisoner of war camp in Bowmanville, Ontario. The subsequen
HMCS Rimouski, seen here between 1944 and 1945, was the flagship in the operation that foiled the German escape attempt.
Bowmanville
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Bowmanville is a community of approximately 60,000 people located in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 75 km east of Toronto, and 15 km east of Oshawa
Downtown Bowmanville in 2025
Charles Bowman, the namesake of Bowmanville in the only known painting, with his family.
Postcard of the former Post Office, circa 1920s. The Town Hall building is visible to the right.
Aerial photo taken in 1919. Vanstone Mill and pond can be seen, along with the Vanstone CPR bridge.