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D-Day
The invasion of Normandy. -
Hitler Launches V1 and V2 Missiles at Britain
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Canadian Troops Take Caen, France
1200 Canadians killed. -
Canadian Troops Enter Falaise, France
18 500 Canadians killed, wounded, or missing. -
Operation Fusilade
Dieppe is cleared of German forces. Canadians paraded in victory before the townspeople who had seen them slaughtered two years before. -
France is Liberated
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Assault on Germany Begins
Canadian troops are given the difficult task of liberating Belgium and Holland (the Netherlands). -
Soviets Enter Berlin
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Death of Hitler
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Germans Surrender the Netherlands
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VE Day
Victory in Europe Day.
