Canadian Timeline: World War Two By fionaduncan Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany Dec 23, 1939 7,500 Canadian Soldiers arrive in Britain May 5, 1940 Communism declared illegal in Canada Jun 10, 1940 Canada declares war on Italy. Sep 15, 1940 Canadian government announces conscription of males between the ages of 21 and 24 Apr 20, 1941 Hype Park declaration is signed by William Mackenzie King and President Roosevelt. Jun 27, 1941 Women get the right to enlist in the army. Dec 7, 1941 Japan decalres war on canada Dec 7, 1941 Canada declares war on Finland, Hungary, and Romania. Jan 13, 1942 Operation Drumbeat Feb 25, 1942 Japanese Canadians interned May 20, 1942 2nd Canadian Infantry divisions begins training for operation Rutter on the Isle of Wight Jun 20, 1942 Japanese shell BC coast Aug 7, 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal Dec 7, 1942 Japan declares war on Canada Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at stalingrad Aug 10, 1943 Invasion of Sicily Dec 20, 1943 Battle of Ortona Sep 1, 1944 Liberation of Dieppe Sep 11, 1944 2nd Quebec war confernece Oct 1, 1944 Battle of the Scheldt estuary Oct 20, 1944 Battle of Aachen Apr 14, 1945 Liberation of Arnhem Holland. May 7, 1945 Germans surrender to the Western Allies: End of war for Europe May 8, 1945 Germans surrender to the soviets Jun 26, 1945 Canada joins the U.N Aug 6, 1945 Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Japanese finally surrender
