Why Did Canada Lose Ww2

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With the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, another World War was on its way, but this time unlike WW1 Canada made an independent decision to join the war. So on September 10th, 1939, Canada officially declared war on Germany. In the midst of the war Canada and the Allies suffered a major downfall the would really test them and their desire to win the war. During the summer of 1942, the Soviet Union were rushing the Allies to attack German-controlled Europe from the west. The Allies were far from ready to launch and all out assault, but they did want to test new equipment and gather intelligence. So Allied leaders decided that the 2nd Canadian infantry Division should launch a raid on Dieppe. Unfortunately this operation was a complete failure …show more content…

The landing sites were poorly planned, and the Germans were able to fire shells at Allied landing crafts when they were still 10 minutes away from shore. After six grueling hours of slaughtering the raid was called off. Out of the 6033 Allied troops 4963 were Canadian, 907 of them were killed, 587 were wounded, and 1946 were captured.Dieppe was the greatest sacrifice of Canadian lives during this war.This event was known as the Disaster at Dieppe, but was a valuable learning for Canada and the Allied soldiers. It taught them that the element of surprise is crucial for success. It also taught them patience and to never underestimate your opponent. Maybe they got cocky from WW1 and thought, oh we conquered them there so it's no problem and we could do it here. Nonetheless Canadian troops in Britain spend more than 4 years preparing to invade France, which was occupied by Germany. This vent was called D-Day. Since Dieppe, the Allies had improved their landing craft and communication links. They also provided more effective air and naval support for the troops. The invasion was called “Operation Overlord” and was launched on the morning of June 6th,

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