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The Canadian military contingent marks the end today of the 100th annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen in the Netherlands. This year, more than 200 Canadian Armed Forces members from across Canada and Formation Europe participated in the marching event, and were awarded a special 100th anniversary edition of the Four Day Marches Cross, according to a news release from the military.

The CAF contingent, led by Colonel Kristiana Stevens for the second year, marched 40 km a day for four days, an effort culminating in a five-kilometre victory parade. The parade was attended by thousands of spectators who cheered the CAF contingent in commemoration of the Canadian soldiers who liberated the Netherlands from Nazi occupation during the Second World War, according to the news release.

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Originally a means by which the Dutch infantry aimed to increase their long-distance marching and weight-carrying ability, the Nijmegen Marches have evolved into an international four-day event that draws more than 50 000 civilians from over 50 countries, in addition to military participants, to challenge their physical and mental endurance. The CAF has participated in the marches every year since 1952.