Major Canadian WW2 Events

By jimmy20123

  • Canada Declares War On Germany

    Canada Declares War On Germany
    For the first time in Canadian history, Canada has declared war on another nation. This is important because it marked the first time that Canada is going to war independantly.

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1mfD90ALY

  • 58,000 Canadians elist in Canadian Arm Forces

    58,000 Canadians elist in Canadian Arm Forces
    Over 58,000 Canadians elist in Canadian Arm Forces. This showes the commitment from the citizens to the country

  • Countries declare war

    Countries declare war
    Japan declare war on Canada. Canada declares war on Findland, Japan, Hungary and Romania. This signals that war is begining

  • Canada gets attacked

    Canada gets attacked
    A 50,000 strong Japanese force attacks Hong Kong. Canadian, Indian and British defenders put up valiant defense, outnumbered 5 to 1.

  • Japanese gets removed from their homes

    Japanese gets removed from their homes
    Federal government forcibly removes 22,000 Japanese-Canadians from the coastal areas of British Columbia and relocated them inland. This shows Canada's racism towards a different race at the time.

  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    Germany surrenders on British and Canadian fronts. This marked the first time that Canada has won the war independantly

  • Germany formaly surrenders

    Germany formaly surrenders
    The Germans formally surrender in Europe, known as Victory-in-Europe "V-E" day.