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Canada in WW2
Questions regarding Canada's participation in World War 2, in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war.
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What were the stages of blitzkrieg?
First off the Ju-78 or Stukas Did their bombing of important positions of enemy like bunkers trains etc. Then The Panzers or tanks went ahead as killed all the infantry. While The mechanised infantry was watching the panzers back. But the attack didnt stop the panzers and planes went ahead while little bit of panzers and infantry stayed at the sides to protect the trucks that resupplied the troops.
How many Canadians died veit nam?
The Canadian Viet Nam Veterans memorial in Windsor Ontario has 105 names in it, BUT many more Canadians were killed in American uniforms in that time period. The US accepted volunteers from Canada gladly, BUT they had to put a US " Hometown " on their applications so the numbers could be hidden. Many of those Canadians were buried as " Americans " in US military cemmetaries.
So yes a number of Candians were KIA in Viet Nam, but their exact numbers are hard to estimate. The best guess is about 500 to 1,000. The names on the memorial in Canada are those who have been "proven " to have been born in Canada. There are many more that are buried, both in the ground and in the US military records system.
Jim Bunting. Toronto.
^you spelled it wrong. It's Vietnam, all one word.
How did World War 1 affect Canadian women?
Simply put, it gave Canadians a sense of nationalism and pride in their country. To elaborate on that answer, the sense of shared purpose of the soldiers in World War I brought Canadians together, even after the war. IT was a tragic time, but also at time for Canadians from coast to coast to work together with common purpose.
One epic battle is credited with bringing Canadian a sense of heroism and victory out of the horror that was World War I. The Battle of Vimy Ridge marked a turning point in the fortunes of Canada at war. France had lost 150,000 men in this battle and Britain some more, but careful planning by Canadian General Currie, and the largest bombardment of artillery in recorded history by the Canadians, made them victors against Germany. Canada lost 4,000 men in a mater of a few days, but Germany lost 20,000. It brought pride to Canada. The street name of "Vimy" is seen in many Canadians cities.
Overall, WW1 was a tragedy for Canada, but even shared tragedy can bring people together. Out of a population of just nine million, Canada lost 61,000 young men in the fields of war and the majority of those returning alive had suffered grievous wounds or lost limbs. All those returning had lived though the horrors of life in the trenches.
What are the numbers of Canadian Soldiers that participated in the Korean war?
Altogether, 26,791 Canadians served in the Korean War and another 7,000 served between the cease-fire and the end of 1955 when Canadian soldiers were repatriated home. There were 1,558 casualties, 516 fatal. While Canada's contribution formed only a small part of the total United Nations effort, on a per-capita basis, it was larger than most of the other nations in the UN force.
Why did John Simpson enlist in the army?
Originally, John Simpson Kirkpatrick joined the Merchant Navy out of England, but he deserted when he reached Newcastle, Australia. He worked his way around Australia at various jobs, even trying his luck on the goldfields.
He then joined the Australian Army Medical Corps as a stretcher bearer under the name of "Jack Simpson" immediately at the outbreak of World War I, believing that he would be sent straight back to England.
This may seem to be the actions of a coward. However, he was not a coward, as was seen by his brave actions at Gallipoli.
When did Ukrainians come to Canada?
The Russians came to Canada in the 1800's. They were invited through ads in newspapers of the time. Canada was eager to populate its lands at the time.
Who had a regimental cap badge with stag in world war 1?
Answer Many regiments were organized and sent into WW1. Many were yoemanry regiments and their badges varied greatly. Countries that wore regimental cap badges include England and Canada and Australia. Some badges that had a prominent Stag Head were
Seaforth Highlanders
Gordon Higlanders
Canadian Hastings & Prince Edwards Regiment
Units that had the body of a Stag(usually very small) included:
Bedforshire and Hertforshire Regiment
Royal Warwicksire Regiment (actually a gazelle)
Notts and Derby Regiment, "The Forresters"
How many Canadians died on D-day?
Approximately 1,500 Canadian soldiers died in the War of 1812. Some of the soldiers died in action while most of the died from disease.
Because they were a colony of Britain.
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By WW1 Canada was no longer a colony, but was a member of the British Empire. Canada was granted independent status in 1867. As a member of the British Empire, Canada felt it's loyalties were with Britain and so sided with her when war broke out.
Johnny Bower - of course he is more famous for hockey, but he did serve.
How did conscription affect Canada?
No, although some people have stated that they had, research showed that young men stood in line for hours to volunteer and sign up. Thank God that they did, so many of those men gave their lives to help liberate Europe especially in Holland where they are honoured every year. God bless every one of them!!
How many canadians were killed in the battle of ortona?
Sources vary in relation to the number of dead during the battle of Ortona. Mark Zuehlke in his book "Ortona: Canada's epic World War II battle" states that 1375 were killed and 964 wounded while trying to capture the town.
Why the raid on Dieppe failed?
The failure of Dieppe should have been seen before the troops went on
shore. The command structure was flawed with no individual in position
to direct operational changes on the spot. Communication technology
wasn't up to the task. Armour couldn't get off the beach. Naval gunfire
coordination was inadequate. Command and Staff hadn't trained with
each other, and finally the point of attack was incorectly chosen. Not all
of the glitches were worked out before Normandy. British DD or funny
tanks were created, and that helped cure a major problem. Creating the
Mulberry Harbors meant forces could land further from port facilities and
command and staff problems were worked out. Good commnications on
the battleield wasn't achieved until after the Vietnam conflict. Knowledge
gained from the early Pacific Theater landings and the lessons learned at
Dieppe assured the success of the D-Day landings.
How do you make a difference in the world?
Have u listened to all those songs that have a huge meaning to them and usually the meaning is to spread the love and bring peace back to our world? Well why aren't we doing anything good and listen to these singers. Why aren't the singers doing anything either? Because we never even thought about it. Think about it now while reading this… this is our world and we only have one world anyways so if this is destroyed we won't get another chance to live on another planet. Some of us… well most of us say that "hey I did my best it's the others that don't do anything" you definitely did not do ur best, because now look around is our world back to being normal and good? NO! Spread ur feelings to our people. Tell exactly how u feel about the governments and the media kept secrets. If Canada is a free country then we DO have the right to speak out. Do it. Speak. What exactly are u afraid of? If one person speaks up everyone else will join her/him and speak up too! We are the youth of this world and we could make a way bigger difference than anyone else! Speak out and spread ur feelings and thoughts!
Thanx for reading!
How many Australians died on D-Day?
Not many, relative to other Allied losses, especially American. According to D-Day.org: "Most of the 1,100 officers and men of the Royal Australian Volunteer Naval Reserve taking part in Operation Neptune on D-Day served aboard British ships or as commanders of several landing flotillas and motor torpedo boats. Approximately 11,000 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) officers and men served with Royal Air Force (RAF) or RAAF squadrons for every phase of D-Day. Australia also provided 15 percent of the 1136 aircraft committed by Bomber Command on D-Day." "Australia, with the great bulk of its forces fighting Japan in the south-west Pacific, took a relatively small part in the operation, but the invasion force included up to about 3,000 Australians. About a dozen Australian soldiers were attached to British army formations, learning the ropes in preparation for amphibious operations in the Pacific later in the war. Some 500 Australian sailors served in dozens of Royal Navy warships, from battleships and corvettes down to motor torpedo boats and landing craft. Several Australians commanded flotillas of tank-landing ships, while others piloted landing craft carrying British and Canadian infantry onto the beaches. Australia's main contribution was in the air. Between 2,000 and 2,500 Australian airmen served in dozens of RAF and ten RAAF squadrons of all kinds. Australian aircrew served in transport and glider-towing squadrons which carried airborne troops, fighter-bombers and fighters operating directly over the beach-head, and many in heavy bomber squadrons which dropped thousands of tons of bombs in support of the landings. Coastal Command squadrons operated far from the beaches of Normandy, protecting the Channel crossings from German naval forces. Fourteen Australians were killed on D-Day (two RAN and 12 RAAF)." http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/dday/index.asp
Was Canada ever attacked during World War 2?
Yes, Canada and Canadians were actively involved in World War two. Since Canada was still part of the British empire they automatically went to war to . Canada joined a week after Brittain . In world war two sixteen Canadians won the Victoria Cross the British Commonwealths highest award for bravery and honour in battle . Canada also had an espionage training camp near whitby Ontario called Camp X. There is evidence that Ian Flemming the creator of the James Bond franchise went to the facility and based James Bond on himself. Today the camp is no longer training spies but is called Intrepid Park after the director himself, a Canadian, Sir William Stephenson whose codename was intrepid. Every year the Dutch send Ottowa, Canada's capital ten thousand tulips as a gratitude for the three years we gave asylum to Princess Juliana and her daughters for the three years during the German occupation of the Netherlands. There was a Dutch saying that summed up their grattitude " the Germans stole our food, and the Canadians stole our hearts. Canadians fought inalmost every war in world war . In France, Italy, and many other countries in Europe we have a war memorials dedicated to our canadians . Canadians including myself are proud that our country stood side by side with our British and commonwealth allies in World war two .
Why did Canada involved in battel of Britain?
canada actually was attacking us but since that war is over us three have been good friends.
Did Canada ever get bombed in World War 2?
Yes. Atomic "fission" nuclear weapons were employed on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945 to destroy the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Americans used a bomber plane named Enola Gay.
Why is Lower Canada above Upper Canada?
The terms relate to the direction of the flow of the St. Lawrence, which flows from south to north and empties into the Atlantic ocean.
The custom of drawing maps with north at the top and south at the bottom is just a custom. There is no real "up" or "down" to those directions, just orientation on a page.
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The "Upper" in Upper Canada referred to elevation, it being upstream, higher in elevation.
Likewise, the "Lower" in Lower Canada referred to it being downstream, lower in elevation.
How did World War 2 affect the politics economy and society of Canada?
== == The Second World War changed Canada forever. WE went from being a mainly agricultural nation, to a industraialised one in five years. WE moved from the farms to the towns and cities, and learned skills and trades, in the military that we used later in civilian life. Our national transport system was hugely expanded, and we built over 300 new air fields for the British Air Training program that saw over 135,000 men trained in Canada, to be pilots and air crew. They came from 35 different nations, to Canada, to learn to fly. WE built up our armed forces from a very small beginning to a huge force and supplied them with all the food, clothing, equipment and weapons they needed to use, and then we fed and armed a number of other nations, including the UK . By the end of the war, WE were the third largest navy in the world, as well as the third largest air force, and we had built over ONE MILLION military trucks, for our own army and that of the UK, and the Soviets, too. Canada was for ever changed by that war, but not only in a positive way. We LOST a whole generation of young Canadian men who died. They COULD have been the leaders and scientists that we needed later, but they lay buried in far off places, never to come home again. That was the COST of that war.
In many many ways. Just one way was demographics. So many Canadians were killed that it hollowed out a generation. Then when those that did survive returned they found that competition for jobs was less, and pay was higher.
They used that increase in standard of living to have kids, lots of kids. That created a baby boom in Canada that peaked in 1961 (immigration moves that peak birth year to 1963).
Those on the leading edge of the boom saw significant increases in standards of living and lower competition for jobs and resources. But those born after the peak found a world that was full to bursting. Schools were packed, classes overloaded. Where early boomers had small class sizes and many programs, late boomers found it all too easy to slip through the cracks and most of their school years were spent in mobiles and over flow trailers.
Then they left high school during the worst recession Canada had seen since the 1930's. Jobs were impossible to find (compare adjusted rates to today's rates to see just how bad) and those that tried to attend University found classes full, costs high and support low.
They became known as Generation X, the invisible generation as coined by Douglas Coupland. When it comes to boomers, like locusts it is best to be in the front wave, as the fields are stripped bare for those after the peak.
Of course demographics are but one area in which Canada was impacted by WW2 but it does show the impacts are real and will be felt for many years yet to come.
How was the Svanen Brought to Canada?
the svanen HLV was towed to Canada atop the Contwin submersible...
THE NAVAL REVIEW
Vol. 83 No. 4 OCTOBER 1995
MERCHANT NAVAL COLUMN, page 341-342:
Another interesting heavy lift successfully
completed recently involved the 76m wide,
94m long and 110m high Svanen on a 3,200
mile transatlantic voyage from Dunkirk to
Prince Edward Island in Canada. The 8,200
tonne capacity vessel will be employed on
bridge construction across Northumberland
Strait, joining PEI to the mainland over 13km.
Two 15,000 hp tugs completed the tow in 17
days with the Svanen loaded on to the sernisub
barge Contwin.
M. J. M. PLUMRIDGE
LIEUTC. DR,R N
How did Canada participate in the the Manhattan project?
Uranium from from Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories were used in the creation of the bomb
+ many scientists both french and English participated
Till what age can you join Canadian armed forces?
You have to be 16, to join with a parental consent. But you won't get in until you are 17 anyway, it takes a while for your application to go through.
What did Canadian nurses do in world war two?
Many were sent by converted hospital ships to various pacific islands that were under attack by the Japanese. Their role was to tend to the wounded allies who were mostly Australian and American but even sometimes tended to the Japanese.
One of the most infamous war crimes committed by Japan was the attack on an Australian hospital ship called the Centaur. Of the 332 nurses on board ony 64 survived, which at the time created an uproar among allied nations in response.
To justify their actions Japan stated they had intel which suggested it was secretly carrying soldiers and weapons north. However, these justifications have proven to be false with extensive research and many dives into the shipwreck.
