Category: Canada

Canadian forces served in the heat, snow and mud of the grinding, nearly two-year Allied battle across Sicily and up the Italian peninsula—prying the country from Germany’s grip, at a cost of more than 26,000 Canadian casualties. Canada’s longest Second World War army campaign was in Italy. When did Canada invade Sicily? July 9, 1943The […]

Canadian troops played a vital role in the 20-month Mediterranean campaign which led to the liberation of Italy during the Second World War. In fact, this campaign was the first large-scale land operation in which the Canadian Army stationed in Great Britain took part. Did Canada win the Italian Campaign? In Canada’s first sustained land […]

Internment: Italians in Canada 1940 – 1945. How long did the Italian internment last? Between 1940 and 1943, between 600 and 700 Italian Canadian men were arrested and sent to internment camps as potentially dangerous “enemy aliens” with alleged fascist connections. When were internment camps closed in Canada? On April 1, 1949, Japanese Canadians were […]

Formally, there is a direct chain of command from the King of Canada to the governor general, through the Chief of the Defence Staff to all of the officers who hold the King’s Commission, and through them, to all members of the Canadian Forces. What is the order of chain of command? Establishing a Chain […]

Canadian units were out in Hong Kong when the Japs attacked it on Pearl Harbor Day, and the Canadian declaration of war against Japan was made the evening before our declaration. When did Canadians enter ww2? 10th September 1939Canada entered the 1939-1945 War on 10th September 1939. Within two months the first contingents of Canadian […]

Canada’s biggest contributions during Operation Desert Storm came in the air. CF 18 jet squadrons and 500 personnel operated out of the “Canada Dry” bases in Qatar. As the conflict intensified, Canadian jets bombed Iraqi land and sea targets. How many Canadians were in Desert Storm? Operation Friction was a Canadian military operation that saw […]

Team USA scored five unanswered goals to defeat Canada on Tuesday, 5-2. Both Canada and the United States cruised through their opening games at the 2022 Women’s World Championship, going a combined 6-0 while outscoring opponents 42-3. Did the US beat Canada in War? As a colony of Great Britain, Canada was swept up in […]

The Act and Indigenous Peoples As a result, Indigenous peoples (both treaty and non-treaty peoples) were exempted from the Act in January 1918. Nevertheless, some Status Indians did serve overseas as conscripts, but ultimately more than 4,000 First Nations men volunteered for overseas service between 1914 and 1918. Who was exempt from conscription in ww1? […]

The age limit for recruits was to be between 18 (later 19) and 45, but overage soldiers and teenagers lied about their age. With 260 infantry battalions raised across the country, many of these new units competed against each other for recruits in the larger cities. Did 16 year olds fight in ww1? As many […]

Often overlooked, Canada played an important role in the Manhattan Project, especially during the early stages of research and development. Canada was also crucial for another reason: its Northwest Territories provided a rich source of raw uranium needed to produce the bomb’s critical mass. Who did Canada give nukes to? Four complete Honest John systems […]