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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 is the minimum service for the Canadian force?
Contracts vary from soldier to soldier, however for a regular force soldier, contracts can typically be from 3 to 8 years of service. Reserve Force personnel are on voluntary service and can leave whenever they wish.
You are Canadian therefore will your baby automatically be Canadian?
No. If your baby is born outside of Canada you need to apply for them to have Canadian citizenship. A child's citizenship is automatically determined based on where they are born.
The name the canadians troops got in the world wars?
During World War 1 the abilities of the Canadian troops led to an emerging Canadian identity. Canadian divisions rapidly got a reputation for their bravery and determination, therefore people nicknaming them as "shock" or "storm" troops.
Is Canadian Bacon really Canadian?
Not anymore, but peameal bacon was distinctively a Canadian product years ago. Real Canadian Peameal bacon is cut from the boneless loin of pork, fat is trimmed to 1/8 inch and sweet pickle cured the product was rolled in crushed/ground yellow peas to preserve freshness. No smoke used.
Canadian bacon sold in the USA on the other hand is plain old lean back bacon sometimes with a coating of cornmeal.
Normal bacon is cut from the belly of the hog, smoked and thin sliced.
How did Canadians win on Juno beach?
they were strong, they had element of suprise, they were more experinced
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The Canadians landed on Juno Beach later than the other assaults taking place during D-Day because they had to wait for high tide to get the landing craft close enough to shore so the German troops were well prepared for the assault. When the Canadians made it inland they ran into the Hitler Youth Panzer division - very experienced, very brutal troops. Despite this they managed to take the beach and surrounding towns by the end of the assault.
There was no element of surprise on Juno because the defending Germans were alerted to the attack by soldiers on the other beachheads (Omaha, Sword etc). So by the time the 14,000 Canadians landed German defenses were prepared.
The troops came in waves, 3,000 in the first wave. When they landed, the men ran like hell towards the barbed wire, and other obstacles in a desperate bid to remove them. Most of the initial stages of the battle was bitter hand-to-hand combat as the Canadians slowly moved up the sand and took pillbox after pillbox out.
The victory can be attributed to strong leadership from the officers, and sheer dogged determination of well trained soldiers.
As the beach was secured heavier equipment was moved in and the Canadian troops moved inland.
Was Canada last to join the allied powers?
If you're talking about WWII, no; many Americans enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces to fight, until the U.S. was attacked and joined the war.
How were Canadian Prisoners of war in Japan liberated?
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When is Canada's Independence date?
Canada does not really have an "Independence Day" as it has always remained part of the commonwealth of Great Britain. Canada annually celebrates the anniversary of it's Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867.
How long has the taos been in the U.S.?
In 1977, a British newspaper received nearly 800 letters from people complaining of loss of sleep, dizziness, shortness of breath, headaches, anxiety, irritability, deteriorating health, inability to read or study because of the incessant hum. So it has been in the U.S. for nearly 10 years.
Should Michael Vic go to prison for life?
hell yes murder is murder , i would say more so for dogs than any in-fact dogs do nothing but love and protect, they are like children and are taught violence and hate and even then show more bravery and loyalty then I'm sure "vic" ever has or will, in his hopefully miserable short life. he should be raped repeatedly
Who is the world's strongest boy?
There is no internationally recognized competition for minors in feats of strength. Candidates could include gymnasts, weightlifters, football players, and other athletes.
Samuel Harvill (born 1994) attended Shiloh Christian High School in Arkansas, and demonstrated exceptional strength and stamina in college football combines. He set a world record in the bench press at age 16. (At 14, he was already 6 foot tall and weighed 239 pounds.)
At the younger end is Giuliano Stroe (born 1995) of Romania, who has done a world record 20 "air push-ups" (only hands touch the floor).
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Former Strongest Kid (turned 18 on April 15, 2010)
Richard Sandrak (born April 15, 1992 in the Ukraine) is a US bodybuilder, martial artist and actor. He was known as "Little Hercules". He starred in the 2003 documentary, "The World's Strongest Boy".
Was Prince Edwards Island affected by World War 2?
Hardly. But to give a further and more accurate answer, I would have to say that PEI was basically a solitary province, and by this I mean not many Islanders volunteered for war, seeing as they did not agree with it.
Not sure who wrote the above answer. Ignorance makes me sad.
The truth is 49.6% of male Islanders between the ages of 18 and 45 served in the military during World War 2. Nearly 600 were killed.
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was formed by the Allied Powers after WW2.
What were the rulers over all the armies of samurai called?
I'm pretty sure they are called local lords.
Name something people believe happen to then after they die?
They go to an afterlife they believe different ones depending on beliefs. Some people also believe nothing happens after death and some believe in rebirth.
