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Canadian Battles During WWII 1. The Battle of the North Atlantic The war in the Atlantic was fought over control of merchant shipping lanes. In a response to German U-Boats, Canada used the convoy system to protect its merchant ships. The Canadian-made ‘Corvette’ traveled in the convoy of 50-60 ships. This battle went on over the duration of the war. It was vital to the success of the allies. 2. August 19, 1942 The Dieppe Raid At Dieppe the allies hoped to distract the Nazis from fighting in Russia; gather info. on their coastal defense system in France and return home safely to Britain. The raid was a failure because the allies did not arrive under the cover of darkness as planned. As a result the Germans were ready for the attack and easily mowed down soldiers as they landed on the beaches. More Canadians died at Dieppe than on any other day of the war. Of 5000 troops 1400 were killed/wounded, while approx. 2000 were taken prisoner. 3. December, 1943 The Battle of Ortona Canadian troops began their fight in Italy by easily driving up the peninsula from the Southern tip of Sicily in an attempt to drive German soldiers back to Germany. German forces made a stand at Ortona to try to protect Rome from falling. Canadian troops distinguished themselves at Ortona by defeating elite German soldiers and capturing the city on December 27. This was one of Canada’s greatest achievements in the war. 4. June 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion Operation ‘Overlord’ was the name given to the largest allied surprise attack in WWII. The purpose was to launch a massive invasion to regain control of German controlled Europe in France. Canadian forces joined the British and Americans and were assigned an Eastern section of Normandy’s beaches called ‘Juno’ beach. Canadian troops successfully took Juno Beach from German control. By the end of D-Day more than 155,000 soldiers and 6000 vehicles had landed in France. The allies successfully destroyed the defending Germans and began to move inland. This forced Germany to fight a war on two fronts. 5. 1944-1945 The Liberation of Northern Europe Once the Nazis were forced out of France the occupied countries of Europe needed to be liberated. The Canadians were assigned the Netherlands and Belgium. The Germans resisted this liberation and were ordered to fiercely defend their ground by Hitler. Despite this Canada freed these countries. On May 7, 1945 Germany surrendered to the invading allied forces, known as VE-Day (victory in Europe).