True Stories of WWII: The Opening Days of Camp X

The Opening Days of Camp X

Posted on Dec 6, 2016

75 years ago, on December 6, 1941, Camp X was officially opened by its first guard, "Mac" McDonald.

Listen to Mac recall how he opened the camp, then check out our timeline of the history of Camp X.

True Stories of WWII videos

Inside Camp X: Trained to Forget
Posted on Feb 18, 2016 This historical walk-through of Camp X tells the tale of the top secret base through the eyes of an agent-in-training.
Inside Camp 30: Prisoner of War
Posted on Apr 6, 2016 X Company star Torben Liebrecht narrates this story of a grandson who visits Camp 30 in Bowmanville, Canada.
Inside Station M: Casa Loma
Posted on Apr 7, 2016 X Company star Lara Jean Chorostecki narrates this story of Station M, a secret installation located in Casa Loma during World War II.
Inside Parkwood Estate: The McLaughlin Legacy
Posted on Apr 28, 2016 X Company's Connor Price narrates this tale of Parkwood Estate, and the wartime contributions Sam McLaughlin and his wife Adelaide.
Inside Camp X: Hand-to-Hand Combat
Posted on Jun 24, 2016 Professional instructor Robbie Cressman shows what the agents learned, and discusses who taught them to fight.
Honouring The Fallen
Posted on Nov 11, 2016 This Remembrance Day, we honour the sacrifice made by our brave Canadian agents during WWII.
The Opening Days of Camp X
Posted on Dec 6, 2016 75 years ago, on December 6, 1941, Camp X was officially opened by its first guard, "Mac" McDonald, who recalls the early days of Canada's first spy school.
Paris Isn’t Burning
Posted on Jan 25, 2017 Paris was occupied early in the war, making it a prime location for X Company agents.
Combat Communications
Posted on Feb 17, 2017 A critical need during World War II was reliable communications with agents in the field. X Company star Connor Price narrates this fictionalized account.
Oradour-sur-Glane
Posted on Feb 24, 2017 In less than a day, a French town is reduced to rubble. Dustin Milligan narrates the tragic story of Oradour-sur-Glane.
The Rail Wars
Posted on Mar 30, 2017 A hundred years before Hitler Germany was already planning it's rail system for potential wars with Russia and France. X Company's Jack Laskey narrates this historical account.
The Battle of Bowmanville
Posted on Oct 18, 2018 In October of 1942 began the only battle during World War II fought on Canadian soil. Hugh Dillon narrates the story of The Battle of Bowmanville.

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