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V. Victory Aircraft. Categories: Military equipment of Canada. World War II military equipment by country. Military history of Canada during World War II.
The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, [ 1] Northwestern Europe, [ 2] and the North Atlantic. In all, some 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army ...
A. Operation Aerial. Aleutian Islands campaign. Arctic naval operations of World War II. Battle of the Atlantic. Battle of Audierne Bay.
Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. Naval battles and operations of the European theatre of World War II (8 C, 49 P) World War II naval operations and battles of the Pacific theatre (25 P) World War II naval operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre (11 P)
Western Allied invasion of Germany. Categories: Battles and operations of World War II by country. Military history of Canada during World War II. Battles involving Canada. Military operations involving Canada by war. Hidden category: CatAutoTOC generates no TOC.
The 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars), commonly abbreviated to 8 Recce, VIII Recce or (within the British Army) 8 Canadian Recce, was the reconnaissance arm of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during World War II. The core of the regiment was formed from the militia unit the 14th Canadian Hussars. [ 1][ 2]
427 Squadron started as a bomber squadron formed at Croft, England on 7 November 1942 and spent its wartime entirely in England as a part of No. 6 Group RCAF, RAF Bomber Command. 427 flew Vickers Wellington Mk IIIs and Mk Xs from its first operational mission on 14 December 1942, a minelaying sortie to the Frisian Islands, until May 1943 when it was relocated to Leeming, North Yorkshire.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II : World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945. The war pitted two major military alliances against each other: the Allies of the United States, Soviet Union, United ...