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The Declaration Of War
Britain , France and Commonwealth counrties including Canada, Austrailia and New Zeland raced to get their forces organized.
The alliance of ermany, Italy and Japan was known as the Axis. -
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timeline of the war in Europe
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Phony War.
When many people started to believe there might not be a war -
The Alliance of Italy
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Alliance of Japan
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Lightning War
Germany renewed its 'blitzkrieg', attacking Denmark and Norway. -
The Evacuation at Dunkirk
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The evacuation was finally completed
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France surrendered
The French armie proved to be no match for the Greman troops.
Britain and the Commonwealth now stood alone against Germany -
Th Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe started a massive Bombing Campagne aimed at destroying harbours and shipping faculties in southern England. -
Germans bombed London
German planes bombed several areas of London. In retaliation, the RAF bombed the German city of Berlin, wich enraged Hitler. -
Hitler Surrenders of Invading Plan
The RAF shot down more German Bombers, Hitler finally gave upon his plans to invade Britain. During the Battle of Britain, more than 23 000people, mostly civilians, were killed -
Italian army was destroyed
The British Commonwealth forces had all but destroyed the Italian army. -
By 1941, The WAR in the Pacific
Japan was prepared to invade American and European coloniesin southeast asia to gain controlof valuable resources such as oil, rubber, and tin. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa (Red Beard). This massive attackt on the soviet union broke the non-aggression pact that Hitler had signed with Stalin in 1939. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes bombed the US naval base in Pearl Harbor as a surprise attackt, on the island of Hawaii. More than 2400 people were killed and much of the American fleet were destroyed.
Japan then Bombed the US territory of the Philippines. The surprise bombing stunned the Americans. -
WORLD AT WAR
The U.S. joined the Allies and declared war on Japan.
Japan's allies -Germany and Italy- then Declared war on the United States.
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BATTLE OF HONG KONG- BLACK CHRISTMAS
Hong Kong fell into the Hands of the Japanese. 20 000 allied soldiers were no match for the skilled Japanese. Dec 5 1941 was marked the Black Christmas. Every canadian was either killed or taken prisoner. Nearly 1700 Canadian prisoners of war faced brutal conditions and were later used as slave labour. -
In 1942
Germany launched another offensive in the soviet Union, this time was focused on the rich oil fields in the south -
The Tide Turns . in 1942
Allied forces became stronger when the U.S. entered the conflict in Dec 1941 -
Dieppe Raid
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In early 1943 , German army surrendered
After suffering more than 300 000 casualties, the German army surendered.after the German army surrendered , the Soviet Union went on the offensive, retaking much of the territory it had lost.Hitler's agression also assured that the soviets joined the war on the Allies' side. -
North Africa's final allied victory
a final allied victory in North Africa -
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The Italian Campaign
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Allied forces invaded Sicily
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Canadians captured the town of Ortona, but lost 1372 soldiers before the Germans withdrew
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D- Day: The Normandy Invasion
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September - November Battle of the Scheldt
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Battle of the Rhineland
175 000 canadians begun their attackt to drive the Germans back to Rhine River and out of the Netherlands.
The fighting was slow and horrible. Nearly 23 000 Allied soldiers were killed , including more than 5200 Canadians.
The Germans lost 90 000 of their men including 52 000 who were taken prisoner.
On march 10, the Greman army withdrew to the east bank of the Rhine River, allowing the Canadians to continue north to liberate Holland. -
Liberating the Netherlands. 1944- 1945
The Canadians were given a separate task, it was to Liberate the Netherlands.
An earlier Allied attempt to free Holland had failed and German troops had already destroyed the port cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam and flooded much of the countryside. Food and fuel supplies to the Dutch had been cut off and many were starving to death. The bitter winter of 1944-1945 made difficult conditions even worse.