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The Axis Advance
The Axis (name give to the alliance between Nazi Germany, Facist Italy and Imperialist Japan) advance during war was extremely successful due to many war tatics, such as the Blitzkrieg ( also known as The Lightening War), wich used surprise, speed, and massive power to quickly overwhelm the enemy.
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Operation Dynamo
Germans reached the English Channel surrounding Allied Forces in the French Port of Dunkirk. In desperation, the British navy gathered evry boat capable of navigating the English Channel.
Two days after the beggining of the evacuation, the German Luftwaff bombed the port of Dunkirk.
It could have been a disastrous loss for the Allies, instead the evacuation was seen as a miracle. -
Battle of Britain
Also known as Operation Sea Lion, was a campaign waged by The German Airforce ( Luftwaff ) against The United Kingdom.
The Germans bombed several areas of London and other British cities. However, The British Royal Air Force had a very advanced radar system that warned them of German air raids. In addition Britain has supplied with reinforcements from other Commonwealth countries. Hitler then decided to give up on his plans to invade Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the name given to a massive atack, promoted by Hitler, over the Soviet Union, which broke the non-agression pact betwen Germany and USSR.
Even though Russia wasn't prepaired to fight against the German offensives, Germany was stopped by the severe winter, causing their surrender. -
Opération Jubilee
The Dieppe Raid was an attack promoted by the Allies over the German-occupied port of Dieppe in France. Allied soldiers, mainly drawn from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, landed at Dieppe in the hope of occupying the town for a short time, gaining intelligence and drawing the Luftwaffe into open battle. However, no major objectives on the ground were achieved and the Allies suffered more than 1,400 deaths; 1,946 Canadian soldiers were captured -
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The Italian Campaign
The Italian campaign was the Allied invasion of mainland Italy.
The plan was that Italy would collapse quickly and that Allied troops would quickly be able to take the whole country, and then invade Germany from the south,thus ending the war. However, Italy was never conquered and nearly 6000 Canadian soldiers were killed in action. -
D-Day
The D-Day was an Allied invasion to liberate France from the Nazi occupation.
It has a high significance to Canada as it contributed to its growing independence. Even with less men Canada was the only Country to reach their 24 hour objective by taking possesion of Juno Beach. -
Battle of Sheldt
The Battle of the Scheldt was a series of military operations by the Canadian 1st Army. The Liberation happened closer to the end of the war as Germany surrended because of Hitlers suicide and Canadas role was huge. They negotiated a truce which permitted relief supplies to enter the Netherlands. -
Battle of Rhineland
The Allies began their attack against the Germans to free the Netherlands
After crossing the Rhine at Wesel and Rees, Canadian forces entered the Netherlands from the east, liberating the eastern and northern provinces. The Germans cut off all food and fuel shipments to the Dutch and many people were starving to death, also the winter of 1945 was a factor that made the conditions even worse, causing exhaustion, cold and diseases,
