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Canadian pilots serve in every theater of operations from bases in the United Kingdom, North Africa, Italy, Northwest Europe and Southeast Asia. Seven RCAF squadrons once served at RAF Coastal Command over the Atlantic. RCAF aircraft were destroyed or participated in the destruction of 20 enemy submarines. During the 1944-45 campaign in Northwest Europe, RCAF deployed 17 squadrons. During the war, 232,632 men and 17,030 women served in the RCAF and 17,101 were killed. https://www.iwm.org.uk/
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the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in WW2. The Atlantic was a campaign that lasted throughout World War II, primarily for the purpose of weakening convoys delivering vital supplies to Europe in the fight between Canada and the Allies for control of the North Atlantic. Although the purpose of the campaign was achieved, more than 70,000 Allied sailors, merchant sailors and pilots were killed。 https://www.history.navy.mil -
The battle of Britain was a war that brought hope to the people of Great Britain and other liberty-loving nations, In that time there were many Canadians during the British Royal Air Force(RAF). During the war, the Royal Canadian Air Force(RCAF) sent more than 100 air forces to the battle of Britain. The squadron lost 16 aircraft, 3 pilots were killed in action, and 10 others were wounded. https://worldwar2.org.uk/the-battle-of-britain?msclkid=d1b95c45ba6d11ecb0be2950fed0145e -
Hong Kong was the first place where the Canadians fought on land in World War II. 17 and a half days of fierce fighting ensued, with the Canadians sending 1,975 troops to defend the colonial British Pearl Harbor when they joined the Hong Kong War. During the war, Canadian prisoners of war were held in Hong Kong and Japan, where they had to endure brutal treatment and near starvation. In the end, 550 remained there forever and 290 died. http://hongkongwardiary.com -
Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during WW2. The Nazis' extensive control of the European continent during World War II. The Dieppe Raid was a devastating failure by the Canadian, and Allied forces, which were neither resourced nor capable of mass mobilization. As a result, Canadian soldiers quickly found themselves outnumbered when they reached Dieppe Beach. Casualty rate is up higher to 68% https://www.veterans.gc.ca -
The campaign in Italy is called the most intense street battle in WW2. The war took place mainly in Ortona, Italy, and the "mouse holing" tactics became the main factor in the Allies winning the war. Soldiers fighting between buildings is time-consuming and dangerous. "mouse holing" tactic is used to prepare a hole in the common wall between houses to enter the second house from the inside to ensure that the Allies will not be attacked when they reach the next building https://cmea-agmc.ca/ -
The Allies advanced from France and Belgium to the southern border of the German-occupied Netherlands. The first attempt to break into the Netherlands failed. The Allies attempted to capture the bridge across the Meas and the lower Rhine. But the cost was huge, as attackers were forced to follow narrow, fire-swept routes along the top of the dyke or attempt an amphibious assault. The battle cost Canada 6,367 men, mostly from weary and perpetually wet infantry. https://nl.usembassy.gov/ -
The D-Day battle was The largest amphibious invasion in history, Its purpose was to liberate Germany-occupied Europe as part of a wider operation. This war also laid the foundation for the Allied victory in World War 2. More than 156,000 Allied troops, 7,000 ships, and more than 11,500 Allied aircraft landed in Nazi-occupied Normandy on five beaches: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Sword, and Juno Beach. In the end it is estimated that about 4,500 Allied troops were killed on D-Day. https://www.army.mil -
The Pacific War ended when two American atomic bombs landed on Japan, and five days after the second atomic bomb went off, Japan's Emperor Hirohito accepted the U.S. demand for unconditional surrender. In 1941, after Pearl Harbor, the federal government forced nearly 22,000 Japanese Canadians from their homes and farms, but VJ-Day did not bring immediate freedom or an end to the persecution. The final restrictions were not lifted until 1949。 https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
