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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. In all, some 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army ...
The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe, Landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine, Operation Varsity, in March 1945.
Canadians on the Scheldt Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Photos, battle information, video and more on the Canadian role in the battle. Testaments of Honor, The Scheldt Official digital collection of experiences from World War II. BBC, The Peoples War. War Amps of Canada Against All Odds, a documentary by Cliff Chadderton
Lend-Lease based upon Universal Carrier, used to tow artillery. Windsor Carrier. Canada. variation of Universal Carrier. M3A1 Half-track. Various, United States. M5 Half-track. International Harvester, United States. similar to M3 produced for Lend-Lease.
1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment. 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. 1st Hussars. 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station (Canada) 4 Field Ambulance (Canada) 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) 8th Canadian Infantry Division.
Juno Beach. Coordinates: 49°20′07″N 0°24′55″W. Juno Beach. Part of the Normandy landings and the Battle of Caen. Canadian soldiers landing at Juno on the outskirts of Bernières. Date. 6 June 1944. Location. Courseulles, Saint-Aubin and Bernières, in the department of Calvados, France.
The formation sign used to identify vehicles associated with corps-level units. II Canadian Corps was a corps-level formation that, along with I (British) Corps (August 1, 1944, to April 1, 1945) and I Canadian Corps (April 6, 1943, to November 1943, and April 1, 1945, until the end of hostilities), comprised the First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe during World War II.
Pierre Jalbert. John Jamieson (curler) Joan Kennedy (soldier) Arnold Johnson (physician) George Johnson (Manitoba politician) Allister Johnston. Gordon Johnston (politician) Archibald Johnstone.