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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 ...
Some historical information was also compiled in book form during the war, and some introductory volumes were released soon after the war. Canada's Battle In Normandy was released in 1946. Authored by Colonel Stacey, the book was a 159-page look at Canada's experiences in the Battle of Normandy from the perspective of the Canadian Army.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is a 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken is a biography of World War II veteran Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in the Pacific Theater, spent 47 days drifting on a raft, and then survived more than two and a half years as a prisoner of war (POW) in three Japanese POW ...
Operation Fish. Operation Fish was the relocation of British money and gold ingots from the United Kingdom to Canada for safekeeping during the Second World War. It was the largest known movement of physical wealth in history.
Camp X was the unofficial name of the secret Special Training School No. 103, a Second World War British paramilitary installation for training covert agents in the methods required for success in clandestine operations. [ 1] It was located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa in Ontario, Canada.
This is a bibliography of works on World War II . The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre of World War II (1939–1945) and the Pacific War (1941–1945). By extension, it includes works regarding the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). Additionally, the scope of the ...
Fairview Point. Fort Amherst, St. John's. Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site. Frederick Point.
R. Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. Royal Canadian Dental Corps. Canadian Military Engineers. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. Royal Canadian Postal Corps. Categories: Military units and formations of the Canadian Army. Military units and formations of Canada in World War II.