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Second World War Timeline

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic
    Allied victory. Submarines are used by Germany to sink supply Britain and other countries ships. Canada set up convoys that were protected by corvettes.
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    Battle of the Atlantic

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    Decisive British victory. Canadian pilot in RAF defeated the German Air Force and helped on the air battle
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    Battle of Britain

    Decisive British victory
  • Pacific War

    Pacific War
    Decisive Allied victory and End of World War II. Force 136 are formed by CHinese Canadians. Japanese Canadians became helped create propaganda and serve as translators.
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    Pacific War

  • Battle of Hong Kong

    Battle of Hong Kong
    Japanese victory and occupation of Hong Kong. The Canadians helped to defend British Hong Kong, but at last it failed after 17 days of hard fighting.
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    Battle of Hong Kong

    Japanese victory and occupation of Hong Kong
  • Air warfare of World War II

    Air warfare of World War II
    They both built a powerful naval-air component based on aircraft carriers, as did Japan; these played the central role in the war at sea
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    Air warfare of World War II

  • Battle of Dieppe

    Battle of Dieppe
    German victory. The Allies wanted to make the Germans feel scared and they move soldiers away from USSR. They wanted to find out more about German coastal defences in France. They decided to have a short raid of French coastal town of Dieppe, 2 years later the same mistakes would not be made when attacking France.
  • Battle of Ortona

    Battle of Ortona
    Canadian victory. Canadians soldiers, RACF, and RCN helped on the invasion in Operation Husky. 8989 the Canadians helped hold the town Ortona -- take the streets and houses by “mouse-holing”.
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    Canadian victory

  • Liberation of the Netherlands

    Liberation of the Netherlands
    Germany surrendered in May 7, 1945. Canada freed the Netherlands from the Nazis. Canada gave food to the Dutch people who were so happy they threw tulips at the Canadian soldiers.
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    Liberation of the Netherlands

  • Battle of D-day

    Battle of D-day
    Allied victory.It is the largest military operation of Canada in WW2. Canada, USA, and Britain attacked Normandy, Canada was most successful at Juno Beach.
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    Battle of D-DAy