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Military history of Canada during World War II
- Allied invasion of SicilyA corpse helped Allied forces invade Sicily in 1943. Fake papers on it pointed German forces toward Greece.
- Operation OverlordStorms nearly stopped the D-Day invasion of Normandy before it began.
- Manhattan ProjectThe Manhattan Project borrowed 14,700 short tons of silver from West Point.
- Normandy landingsThe D-Day invasion hinged on a weather forecast from Ireland's west coast.
- Operation Market GardenWhy did Allied commanders wave off warnings before Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944?
- Battle of FranceIn 1940, France fell within six weeks despite having more tanks than Germany.
- Allied invasion of ItalyA loudspeaker on an Italian beach told landing American soldiers to give up. They landed anyway.
- Operation TorchOperation Torch landed Allied troops in 1942 without knowing if French defenders would fight.
- Operation DragoonOn August 15, 1944, 1,300 Allied bombers hit Provence to open the invasion of southern France.
- Western Allied invasion of GermanySeven German soldiers surrendered at Nierstein, then paddled themselves back across the Rhine.
- Battle of BritainThe Battle of Britain was named before it began. Churchill announced it on June 18, 1940, weeks ahead of the start.
- Battle of the AtlanticChurchill said the Battle of the Atlantic frightened him more than the Battle of Britain.