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  2. Canada in World War II - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of heads of state and government who were assassinated ...

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    Killed in an insurrection by Nabu-suma-ukin II. [8] Nabu-suma-ukin II: 732 BC: Nabu-mukin-zeri [9] Nabu-mukin-zeri: 729 BC: Killed during the Assyrian conquest of Babylon by Tiglath-Pileser III. [10] Shalmaneser V: King of Assyria: 722 BC: Neo-Assyrian Empire: Sargon II [11] Mushezib-Marduk: King of Babylon 689 BC: Babylon: Murdered during ...

  4. John K. Lawson - Wikipedia

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    West Brigade Headquarters north bunker at Wong Nai Chong Gap, Hong Kong The headstone of Brigadier J. K. Lawson at Sai Wan War Cemetery. John Kelburne Lawson (27 December 1886 – 19 December 1941) was a Canadian military officer who served as commander of the West Brigade during the Battle of Hong Kong.

  5. First Special Service Force - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Special Service Force was an elite joint AmericanCanadian commando unit in World War II, formed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick of the Operations Division of the U.S. General Staff. During the Italian campaign of World War II, it was commanded by Frederick and attached to the United States Fifth Army.

  6. List of wars involving Canada - Wikipedia

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    Establishment of a new Afghan government; Killing of Osama bin Laden; Withdrawal of allied forces, including Canada in 2014. Taliban victory in Afghanistan in the year 2021 after an effective resurgence [13] Fall of the Afghan National Army (ANA), [14] which was previously trained by Canadian soldiers [15]

  7. John Meredith Rockingham - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Government film from 1952 about the Canadian Army contingent in Korea. Rockingham can be seen on several occasions. Rockingham, J. M. "My Army Recollections." Oral history of Rockingham's military career recorded in June 1979 by the University of Victoria. Generals of World War II

  8. J. L. Granatstein - Wikipedia

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    Canada's War: The Politics of the Mackenzie King Government, 1939–1945 political manoeuvres of the King government during World War II online; The Ottawa Men: The Civil Service Mandarins, 1935–1957 (1982) Oxford University Press examines the development of the federal civil service and its contribution to Canada's coming of age as a nation ...

  9. List of prime ministers of Canada - Wikipedia

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    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.)⁠