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Battle of vimy ridge
The battle of Vimy Ridge is important to Canada because this victory came with a terrible loss of more than 10,600 Canadian soldiers, whom were killed and maimed. After the battle, Canada earned a name for themselves as great fighters and their own nation, rather than just another British colony. Also, they were fighting for the first time together which provided a new set of eyes, ideas, insight, and weapons. Together they captured most of the German positions by noon, and captured Vimy Ridge -
Battle of Cumbrai
The World War I Battle of Cambrai marked the first large-scale use of tanks for a military offensive. Cambrai was famous for two things: it saw the first great tank attack in history and, of equal importance, the first preregistration of artillery for an offensive. The key to the success of the Cambrai attack of November 20, 1917, was threefold. First, some 376 Mark IV fighting tanks were committed to the assault, to crush lanes through the wire and to protect the other units -
Declaration of War on Germany
Canada stayed out of World War II for a very long time. Canada did not want history to repeat itself because during World War I Canada had 64,976 causalities. Many Canadians were completely disillusioned with war and worked tirelessly to promote peace. Political leaders (JS Woodsworth, CCF) tried to have the House of Commons declare Canada's neutrality in any future war. -
The Dieppe Raid
During the Second World War, the Allies launched a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. The main attack was made across the pebble beach in front of Dieppe. It was planned to take place a half-hour later, than the assault on its flanks. The German troops, would hide in clifftop positions and in buildings overlooking the walkways, they were well prepared for the Canadians. In the end 900 would die, 1,000 were wounded, and 1,900 captured. 66% are casualties by day's end -
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Cold war
Canada Like the U.S. and a few other countries that had not been devastated by war, Canada had emerged in 1945 economically and politically far stronger than it had been when it went to war. The nation’s armed forces had fought well, and that conveyed prestige and power. Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had doubled, its industries boomed, and its well-fed people had money in the bank. -
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Korean war
The Korean War was fought from 1950 to 1953. More than 26,000 Canadians served on land, at sea and in the air during this bitter conflict in a rugged land so far from home. Sadly, 516 Canadians would lose their lives. The Korean War was an important chapter in Canada’s military history and part of our country’s proud tradition of defending peace and freedom around the world. -
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Bosnian War
Since 1992, some 40,000 Canadian military personnel have served in the Balkan region, under difficult conditions, on peace support missions designed to protect the lives of civilians and allow for stabilization and reconstruction initiatives. This contribution has not come without a price; twenty-three CF members have lost their lives while deployed in the Balkans. In accordance with the mandates of UN and NATO missions in the Balkan region over the years. -
Libyan Civil War
In the Libyan war, Canada has an unmatched multidimensional role. While the needle-nosed CF-18 fighter-bombers garner much of the media attention, there are scores of Canadians on the NATO command-and-control aircraft running the minute-to-minute air war, the Auroras, along with three air-refuelling tankers, and a warship cleared to sail so close to Misrata harbour that sailors on board can watch the splashes of shells from shore that fall short.
