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War Begins
Britan and France Engage Germany to mark the start of World War 2 Note: All links are within the Begining segment and Ending Segment of the war. Links,
Wikipedia
Government Canada
Canada At War -
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World War 2
The Battles fought by the Canadian armies as they fought against the German/Italian Western Front. -
Canada Enters the War
Canada Enters the war to fight Nazi Germany along side the British -
The Battle of Hong Kong
Canada's Casualties: 557 soilders
Along side: Britain and India Against: Japan
Regiments,
The Winnipeg Grenadiers
Royal Rifles of Canada The Allied Forces Completed their objective over the battle that went on for 18 days here Canadians fought the foul japenese on the soils of Hong Kong and Defended the island miraculously. -
The Dieppe Raid
Canadian Casualties: 907
Along side: Britain and the USA Agasinst: Nazi Germany
Regiments
Calgary Regiment
Essex Scotish Regiment
Les Fudiliers Mont-Royal
The Queen's own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
The Royal Regiment of Canada
The South Saskatchewan Regiment Here the allies sucessfully test the german lines, yet failed to overtake them, this point was key to the war in europe, But also this battle was very badly planned because of the heavy casualties. -
Casa Berardi
Canadian Casualties: Unknown
Along side: Britain & The USA Against: Facist Italy
The Allied Forces had succeded to cross the Moro river and take Casa Berardi The Ontario Regiment
Le Royal 22e Regiment The Allied Forces start the Italian Campaign and allied forces must aquire Casa Berardi to be able to seige and attack upon Ortona. The Canadian Paul Triquet Earned a Victoria Cross duing this part of the Campaign -
Melfa Crossing
Canadian Causalties: Unknown
Along side: Britain & The USA Against: Nazi Germany & Italy
The Allied forces Succeded to cross the Melfa river to open up the rode to Italy's captial Rome.
Regiments,
Lord Strathcona's Horse
The Govenor General's Horse Guards
4th Princess Louise Dragoons Guards
8th Canadian Hussars
The British Columbia Dragoons
The Perth Regiment
The Pricess Louise Fusiliers
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Westminster Regiment
The Irish Regiment of Canada
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The Canadians Crossed the Melfa river to gain access to highway #6 in italy. The Canadians took the highway which will be a launch way towards the Italian Capital City of Rome, which when taken will disable italy from aiding Germany. -
Normandy Landings
Canadian Casualties: Unknown
Along side: Britain, USA, Norway, Poland, Australia, New Zeland, Frence Resistance.
Against: Nazi Germany. Regiments,
1st Canadian Parachutte Battalion
The Queen's own Rifle's of Canada
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
1st Hussars
The Fort Garry Horse
The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
The Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders
The North Shore Regiment
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Regina Rifles
The Canadian Scottish Regiment -
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Regiments,
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders This battle was one of the first in western europe for canadians, after years of german planes going after Britain we finally strike back by launching the biggest offensive in WWII. the Americans, Canadians, British and other europeans and australians had forced their way on to the shores of France.
Canadians had struck juno beach and had covered their beachhead and more, apposed by the german guns -
St. Lambert sur Dives
Canadian Casualties: Unknown
Along side no one Againts: Germany Regiments,
The South Alberta Regiment
The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada This place of france was a key position to close the Falaise gap, which was a gap of allied campagining land. Where the Germans we're retreating from becasue of the pressure from allied armies. St.Lambert sur Dives was the exit point for the German army, but was closed by Canadians from the sout and polish from the north. -
Savio Bridgehead
Canadian Casualties: Unkown
Along side: Britain & The USA Against: Italy & Nazi Germany
Allies claimed victory
Regiments
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
The Seaforth Higlanders of Canada
The Loyal Edminton Regiment
The Saskatoon Light Infantry
The West Nova Scotia Regiment The Canadian Forces had suceeded in crossing The Savio river and establishing a attack platform on the enemy side of the river Srgt. Ernst Alvia Smith had saved the posistion by disabling the oncoming german tank -
The Hochwald
Canadian Casualties: Unknown
Along side:Britain, USA & Poland Against: Nazi Germany Regiments
1st Hussars
The Fort Garry Horse
Govenor General's Personal Foot Guards
South Alberta Regiment
Shaberooke Fusiliers Regiment
British Columbia Regiment
1st armoured Carrier Regimnet
The Queen's own Rifles of Canada
The Black Watch of Canada
The Essex Scottish Regiment
The highland Infantry of Canada
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
The Storment Dunday & Glengarry Highlanders
North Nova Scotia Highland -
Mooshof
Candian Casualties: Unknown
Along side: USA, Britain, Poland & Neutral countries
Against: Nazi Germany
The Allied forces Succended with their offensive during that night Regiments,
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada An Couragous sergent of the war, he had single handedly diverted a German tank's machine gun turrent and was able to kill several defenders. unfortunately he was picked off by a german sniper off the front line. -
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Regiments,
Royal Regiment of Canada
The South Saskatchewan Regiment
Le Regiment de Maisonneuve The Canadians, Americans, Polish & British Armies must make it across the Hochwald gap without being killed by germans. The Germans were determined to keep control of their posistion to keep the Allied forces out of the German heartland. this is know as one of the biggest tank battles in history. -
The Rhine
Canadian Casualties: Unknown
Along side: USA, Britain & Other European countries
Against: Nazi Germany
The Allies succefuly crossed the Rhine river to start the invasion of the German heartland, the Russians are closing in on Berlin. Regiments
1st Canadian Parachutte Battalion
17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment
The Queen's own Rifles of Canada
The Black Watch of Canada
Highland Infantry of Canada
Highland Light Infantry of Canada
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Regiments
Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders
North Shore Regiment
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Regina Rifles
The Queen's own Cameron Higlanders of Canada
The Calgary Highlanders
North Nova Scotia Highlanders
Fusiliers Mont-royal
Candian Scotish Regiment
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Régiment de la Chaudriè One of the final battles in WWII, the Allied forces crossed the Rhine river into the German Heartland. and the Russians close in on Berilin. by the end of this battle the german il Duché -
The War Ends
The german il Duché Hitler has commited sucide putting an end to his reign over the Nazi party and changed Germany back from Nazi Germany. The war Ends Shortly after hitler's Suicide on April 1st. Thanks to the Russians invasion of Berlin.
