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The Battle of Britain
When: Jul 10, 1940 - Oct 31, 1940
Where: Britain
Who: Canada, UK, Germany, Italy
Casualties: 43,000 civilian deaths, 1922 German deaths, 1065 allied deaths
Victor: Allies (Britain & Canada)
Fun Fact: This battle displays some of the benefits of war in the form of technological breakthroughs. The British invented a powerful engine that allowed their fighter planes to move much faster than the Germans'. Their advanced planes are the main contributor to the success in this battle. -
The Battle of Hong Kong
When:Dec. 8-21, 1941
Where: Hong Kong
Who: Canada, UK (Hong Kong, India), Japan
Casualties: 557 Canadian, 2000 total
Victor: Japanese Victory
Fun Fact: The loss of this war resulted in the Japanese taking over of Hong Kong. This started Japans 3 years and eight months of imperial administration where soldiers would murder and rape thousands of people. -
The Dieppe Raid
When: 19 August 1942
Where: Dieppe, France
Who: Canada, UK, US, Poland, Germany
Casualties: 3367 Canadian, 591 German
Victor: Germany
Fun Fact: The Dieppe raid was a complete failure for the Allies. There were a multitude of things contributing to this outcome such as: tanks could not land on the shale beaches, snipers killed from the 100m cliffs, tides conditions were not ideal, and there was a lack of air cover and landing crafts. -
Cassino II
When: 15 - 18 February, 1944
Where: Central Italy
Who: Canada, UK, US, French, Poland, Italy, Germany
Casualties: 1123 Canadian
Victor: Allies
Fun Fact: This battle was the second out of four smaller battles that contributed to the reaking of the Winter line, and the eventual sieze of Rome. Yet this victory came with a heavy price, and in total there were 55,000 casualties. -
Normandy Landings
When: Jun 6, 1944
Where: Coast of France, Normandy
Who: Canada, UK, USA, Germany
Casualties: 1574 Canadian Casualties, 8313 Allied Casualties
Victor: Allies (Canada, Britain, USA)
Fun Fact:The Normandy landings was the largest amphibious invasion in history -
The Falaise Gap
When: 12 - 21 August, 1944
Where: Northern France
Who: Canada, US, UK, France, Poland, Germany
Casualties: 1470 Canadian, 5500 total
Victor: Allies
Fun Fact: After August 30 the last remnants of the Germans had left and crossed the Reine river effectively ending operation overlord (the code name for the Battle of Normandy), -
The Laison
When: Aug 14, 1944 - Aug 17, 1944
Where: Northern France
Who: Poland, Canada, and Germany
Casualties: 1230 Canadian 1440 Polish, 2000 German
Victor: Canada and Poland
Fun Fact: The laison was the final offensive conducted by Canadian troops in the battle of Normandy -
Rimini Line
When: 13 to 21 Sept. 1944
Where: Italy
Who: Canada, UK, New Zealand, Greece
Casualties: 4000 Canadian
Victor: Inconclusive victory
Fun Fact: Other than "Rimini line" this battle has also been named, Gothic line, Operation Olive, and "Green Line" by Hitler -
Battle of the Scheldt
When: Oct 1, 1944 - Nov 8, 1994
Where: Belgium and the Netherlands
Who: Canada, UK, Poland, Belgium, Germany
Canadian Casualties: 6,367
Victor: Allies
Fun Fact: The decisions made by US President Dwight Eisenhower caused this battle to be unnecissarily brutal and long by failing to take action early in the battle. Historians call his failure to take the Scheldt immediately "one of the greatest tactical mistakes at war." -
Battle of Groningen
When:13 - 16 April, 1945
Where: Groningen, Netherlands
Who: Canada, Dutch Resistance, Germany
Casualties: 203 Canadian, 300 German
Victor: Allies
Fun Fact: Groningen a northern city in the Netherlands was the site of the headquarters for the Sicherheistdienst, the Nazi Party's intelligence agency.
