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Military history of Canada during World War II

  • Allied invasion of SicilyThe Casablanca Conference in January 1943 brought together political leaders and military Chiefs of Staff from the United States and Britain to discuss…
  • Operation OverlordIn May 1943, Allied leaders gathered at the Trident Conference in Washington to make a decision that would alter the course of history.
  • Manhattan ProjectIn 1932, James Chadwick discovered the neutron. This particle could penetrate an atomic nucleus without being electrically repelled.
  • Normandy landingsThe decision to invade Normandy in 1943 began a complex web of military deception known as Operation Bodyguard. Allied planners needed to convince Adolf…
  • Operation Market GardenOn the 17th of September 1944, the Allied military operation known as Operation Market Garden began its attempt to create a salient spanning into German…
  • Battle of FranceOn the 10th of May 1940, the Wehrmacht armies invaded Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and parts of France. This campaign marked the end of a period…
  • Allied invasion of ItalyBritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill called Italy the soft underbelly of the axis in November 1942. He argued that invading would remove Italy from the…
  • Operation TorchThe United States entered the Second World War in December 1941. British and American leaders met at the Arcadia Conference in Washington D.C.
  • Operation DragoonGeneral George Marshall proposed the invasion of Southern France in 1942. Joseph Stalin supported this plan at the Tehran Conference in late 1943.
  • Western Allied invasion of GermanyBy early 1945, events favored the Allied forces in Europe. On the Western Front, the Allies had been fighting in Germany with campaigns against the Siegfried…
  • Battle of BritainWinston Churchill spoke to the House of Commons on the 18th of June, 1940. He declared that the Battle of France was over and that the Battle of Britain was…
  • Battle of the AtlanticIn September 1939, the German U-boat fleet numbered only fifty-seven vessels. Most were small Type II boats designed for coastal minelaying rather than deep…