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All sailors aboard Racoon are killed. September 9 – The Canadian government establishes the Wartime Information Board, a government agency responsible for pro-conscription propaganda. September 11 – The German submarine U-517 sinks HMCS Charlottetown near Cap-Chat, Quebec, killing 9 out of the crew of 64.
Manitoba Schools Question; Boer War; Alberta and Saskatchewan created; Creation of the Royal Canadian Navy; Reciprocity with the US; Department of External Affairs established; first French Canadian prime minister; Removed the right of status Indians to vote. 8: Robert Borden (1854–1937) 10 October 1911 10 July 1920 1911 election (12th Parl.)
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.
November 25 – World War II: German submarine U-1228 sinks HMCS Shawinigan in the Cabot Strait. All 91 sailors of Shawinigan ' s crew are killed: the worst case of military deaths in Canadian territory during the war. December 24 – World War II: HMCS Clayoquot sunk off Halifax by German submarine U-806
Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray, VC, DSC (November 2, 1917 – August 9, 1945) was a Canadian naval officer, pilot, and recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II. He and Eugene Esmonde are the only personnel of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be decorated the VC in the war. Gray is the last Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Canadian politicians. It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Biography portal
From the beginning, acceptance of French-speaking units was greater in Canada during World War II than World War I. In 1914, the drive to create the 22nd Infantry Battalion (French-Canadian) had necessitated large rallies of French Canadians and political pressure to overcome Minister Sam Hughes' abhorrence of the idea. But during World War II ...
Canadian civilians killed in World War II (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Canadian people of World War II" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.