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The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919, at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of WW1. It held Germany war guilt clause and full responsibility for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in the loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization. Germany felt humiliated and therefore started WW2. https://bit.ly/2UYUh0q -
The Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia. It was part of the appeasement policy, which was Britain’s policy in the 1930s of allowing Hitler to expand German territory unchecked. https://www.britannica.com/event/Munich-Agreement -
Canadians in the Air (Dambusters)
The Battle of Britain was a turning point in WW2 and was also the longest battle during WW2. Canadians pilots in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). 25% of the pilots participated in the battle were Canadians, and 16 of the first 25 Canadian pilots died in the war. If the RAF had not held off the Luftwaffe, Hitler would have likely moved forward with his Operation Sea Lion invasion of the British Isles. https://bit.ly/3fLXz0J -
Battle of Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in WW2, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the Naval history of WW2. Convoys were provided by 3-4 corvettes, as they escorted 50-60 supply ships. https://bit.ly/3nYgdVP -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a turning point in WW2 and was also the longest battle during WW2. Canadians pilots in the RAF (Royal Air Force) and the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force). 25% of the pilots participated in the battle were Canadians, and 16 of the first 25 Canadian pilots died in the war. If the RAF had not held off the Luftwaffe, Hitler would have likely moved forward with his Operation Sea Lion invasion of the British Isles. https://bit.ly/3fLXz0J -
Canadians at Hong Kong
Six hours after the bombing at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese 38th Division, made up of well-trained, battle-hardened troops, attacked Hong Kong. In WW2, Canadian soldiers engaged in battle while defending the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong against a Japanese attack. Those who survived the battle had become prisoners of war and endured torture and starvation by their Japanese captors. https://bit.ly/3m8NYTJ -
Battle of Dieppe Raid
Canadians were the force for the frontal attack on Dieppe to the Nazi Party, and they also went in at gaps in the cliffs at Pourville, 4km to the west, and at Puys to the east. British commandos were assigned to destroy the coastal batteries at Berneval on the eastern flank, and at Varengeville in the west. Canadians learnt important lessons from dress rehearsal for full scale invasion. https://bit.ly/3q9SFPV -
Italian Campaign (Battle of Ortona)
The Battle of Ortona was a battle fought between two battalions of elite German FallschirmjägerIt was the First German Parachute Division. The Canadians soldiers invented a technique named “mouse-holing”, which was blasting holes between the building attic walls. https://bit.ly/3l1AvMg -
Liberations of Europe (Netherlands)
Canadians captured Dieppe and fully liberated the Netherlands. Therefore, German surrendered on 05/05/1945. 7600 Canadians were killed or wounded in the battle. To appreciate Canadian’s effort, Dutch rain flowers. https://bit.ly/379jlHF -
D-Day (Juno Beach)
Juno Beach was named for a 10 km stretch of French coastline assaulted by Canadian soldiers on D-Day, during WW2. There were 739 Canadian casualties, including 335 killed. Only the Allied forces meet all their objectives. and 30 days later, 1 million Allied soldiers landed in Juno Beach. https://bit.ly/33hXi0o -
Commandos in the Pacific
Allied forces from the Pacific Ocean Areas (formed by Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United States, and various Pacific islands) command advanced through the Solomon Islands toward Bougainville. Atomic Bombs were thrown to Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused Japan’s surrender. As a result, the WW2 had ended. https://bit.ly/2HIlfq8
