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The first film in the series was Legg's Atlantic Patrol, released in April 1940, about the Royal Canadian Navy's role in protecting convoys from Halifax to the United Kingdom from U-boat attack. [2] One of the most famous films from this series was his Churchill's Island , released in Canada in June 1941 and winner of the first Academy Award ...
Canadian World War II propaganda films (1 C, 47 P) Pages in category "Canadian World War II films" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Letter from Aldershot (Une lettre d'Aldershot) is a nine-minute 1940 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. [1] The film was directed by John Taylor and produced by Stuart Legg .
Pages in category "1940s Canadian films" ... Heroes of the Atlantic; The Home Front (1940 film) I. ... Soldiers All; Squadron 992;
"Blitzkrieg" (April to November 1940) Nazi expansion, Italy's decision to engage in war, the London Blitz and Canadian developments such as conscription "Year of Siege" (September 1940 to October 1941) covers the Battle of the Atlantic, Operation Barbarossa and Canadian troops The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles leaving for Hong Kong
Canadian World War II propaganda shorts (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Canadian World War II propaganda films" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
In 1940, the Atlantic Ocean has become a strategic "highway" from the New World to Great Britain. The numerous ships that ply the Atlantic sea lanes during World War II head for nameless English ports where they unload their precious cargo of troops, war matérial and supplies. Canadian seamen play a vital role in the lifeline for England.
The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, [1] Northwestern Europe, [2] and the North Atlantic.