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Battle of Atlantic
Battle of Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. German used submarines(U-boats) to sink supply ships coming to Britain from other countries. Canada set up convoys (groups of 50-60 supply ships) that were protected by corvettes (small fast gunboats). Safely escorted 25,000 merchant ships to Britain and 1000s to Russia. -
Battle of Britain
Battle of britain The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The German objective was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF). Canada helped on the air battle. (3000 Nazi planes were shot down,25% of the pilots in the Royal Air Force(RAF) that defeated the Germans Air Force were Canadians . -
Battle of Hong Kong
Battle of Hong Kong The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the first battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II. On the same morning as the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, forces of the Empire of Japan attacked British Hong Kong. The Japanese attack began shortly after 08:00 on 8 December 1941, less than eight hours after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The Canadians helped to defend Hong Kong. -
Air War
Air War in Germany In 1942, the systematic bombing of German cities by the Allies had begun. Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was small in 1939, but by 1945 4th largest in the world. Canadians bombed German cities at night trying to destroy factories that made war supplies. Not very successful as many pilots died and factories were not totally destroyed. -
The Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid The Dieppe Raid was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. The raid took place on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 a.m. and by 10:50 a.m. The Allies wanted to scare the Germans so they would move soldiers away from Russia(USSR) and wanted to find out more about German coastal defences in France. 900 Canadians died, 1000 wounded. -
The Italian Campaign, 1943
Battle of Italy (mouse holing) Canadians soldiers, RACF, and RCN helped on the invasion in Italy (Operation Husky). The Canadians helped hold the town Ortona -- take the streets and houses by “mouse-holing”. Canadians losses included 176 officers and 2163 men, but at last, Ortona was in Canadian hands.Mouse-holing is a tactic used in urban warfare, in which soldiers create access to adjoining buildings by blasting wall. -
The Liberation of Europe
The Liberation of Europe The Allied forces invaded Europe from the south through Italy and France. As the Nazis retreated from Holland, they flooded the lowlands. Canadian troops pushed the Nazis out from the dykes and towns of the Netherlands. The campaign cost 7600 casualties, but on 5 May, the German generals surrendered to the Canadian troops. -
D-Day (Normandy)
The Normany Landings The Normandy landings were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Canada, USA, and Britain attacked Normandy, France to take France back from the Germans. Canada was most successful at Juno Beach, but had 335 dead and 739 wounded. -
Commandos in the Pacific
war in Pacific On 8 may 1945, the WW2 was not yet over. Fighting was still going on in the Pacific between the Allies and the Japanese. As the war with Japan escalated, the Allies needed soldiers who could speak Japanese and Chinese to serve behind enemy lines.
