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World War ll Begins
-Germany invades Poland -Allies declared war against Germany -
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Canada declares war on Germany because they were apart of the Allies who fought the Germans. So Canada wanted to join to help Poland in their times of need. -
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Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to shipments of iron ore from Sweden which the Allies were attempting to cut. -Canada sends two fighter squadrons to Britan. -
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Japan declares war on Canada. Canada then declares war on Finaland, Hungary, Japan and Romania. Canada declared war on these four countries because Japan declared war on us. -
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5,000 Canadian, 1,000 British and 50 Americans perticipate in raid on Dieppe, France. Canadians took 3,367 casualties and 907 died. -
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Group of Bomber Command organized. It included 300 four-engined Halifax or Lancaster heavy bombers. This was to create and put more damage on the opposing side. -
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14,000 Canadians land on Normandy beaches apart of "Operation Nerotune". 1,000 Canadian Casualities. -
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Canadians repel fierce German counter-attacks and hold the Normandy beach head. -
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Canadians Close the gap at Falaise completing the pinzer movement, traping 200, 000 Germans inside the pocket. -
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German forces on the British and Canadian front surrender. This is leading to the end of the war. -
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The Germans Formally Surrender in Europe, Known as Victory-in-Europe. This is the end of World War ll.
