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Title: North West Europe Campaign, 1944-1945 - Operations - Democracy at War
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The North West Europe Campaign came in response to Stalin's demands that the allies open a "Second Front" in western Europe to relieve pressure on his Eastern Front. Canadian soldiers were once again ready to contribute to the battle and Canadian newspapers were there to cover the push to Germany.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Operations - Democracy at War - Canadian Newspapers and the Second Wor...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The Second World War was fought over vast distances, with airpower and technology playing crucial parts. Both sides tried to avoid the stalemates of the First World War, and usually succeeded. This resource provides an index of World War II battles.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: German Invasion of Western Europe, 1940 - Operations - Democracy at Wa...
 
Type: Document
Description: After the German occupation of Poland, nothing much happened for month after month. War did not seem like war. A "phoney war," the British called it. But in the spring of 1940 Hitler's forces struck again, and by June he held Europe in his grasp. Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, France and Belgium all fell quickly to German forces.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Sicilian and Italian Campaigns, 1943-1945 - Operations - Democracy at ...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: At the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, the Allied leaders determined that, after they had gained all of North Africa, the next operation would be in the Mediterranean. The aim was to force Italy out of the war. The Germans formed a number of defensive lines across the peninsula, which the Allies were only able to capture at considerable cost. The Canadians played a leading part in the breaking of the Gothic Line north of Florence. In all, 92,757 Canadian soldiers served in the Italian theatre and a quarter of these became casualties.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Fighting in the Rivera
 
Type: Document
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Description: In fighting along the Cote d'Azur at the end of WW2, the Canadian officer Ralph Wilson Becket won the American Silver Star, along with Sergeant Thomas Price, the most decorated Canadian aboriginal soldier.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Training in a New School
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: Once established, the tactics of Canadian warfare would persist as long as the French regime. Refinements were made as the regular soldiers of the Compagnies franches de la Marine grew more experienced in the new methods.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Further Material on the SPITSBERGEN Operation, August-September 1941
 
Type: Document
Description: This very descriptive report tells of the Canadian force that was sent to this Norwegian island. The details of the operation, movements of units, references to a personal diary kept by Captain Perry Hall, and a short history of the relationship between Canada and Spitsbergen are included. Canada was offered the honour of providing the major part of the military force for this operation from her army in the United Kingdom.
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Site: National Defence
 
Title: A Colonial Way of War
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: During the 18th century, France held huge inland regions in North America with a few men for two reasons. First, land was largely controlled by trade alliances with local Amerindians. Second, tactics were used that combined indigenous methods with European organization and discipline.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: The Failed Invasion Of 1711
 
Type: Document
Online Reference Books
Description: When Britain and France went to war again in 1701, raids into New England resumed. A strong British force aimed at capturing Quebec was turned aside by a disaster at sea in 1711. News of this forestalled an invasion by American militia via Lake Champlain.
Site: National Defence
 
Title: Canadian Voyageurs
 
Type: Document
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Description: An essential part of the Canadian tactical system was the 'voyageur' - a type of militiaman responsible for transporting goods rather than fighting. Canoes carried supplies for hundreds of men during journeys of up to several months.
Site: National Defence
 
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