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North atlantic trade against the submarine menace defined a naval role for canada within much larger alliance.
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Canada declares war on Germany on september 10th, following the invasion of poland.
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The first canadian convoy of merchant ships sails for britain
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The battle of britain was te first time canada ad deployed its own identifiable national air assets to a combat mission
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Canadian troops are stationed at hong kong
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Hong Kong is attacked by the Japanese
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Hong kong falls ( of 1,975 canadian troops, 290 were killed with remaining 1,685 taken prisoner, a further 260 of these canadians would die as prisoners of war before the end of the war).