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Description: Many of those wounded in the war bore the burden of disability for many years after their return.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Description: As the Japanese advanced and their attack intensified, the beleaguered allies' defences crumbled and their counterattacks failed. Against an overwhelming enemy and with no hope of relief the defenders were finally overrun and forced to surrender.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Description: Table of contents for a document on aboriginal people who served in Canada's wars, written by Veterans Affairs Canada
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
Title: Memorials in Canada
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Description: Canada has many war memorials. While some are in the National Capital of Ottawa, there are other large memorials in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and British Columbia. This list is compromised of the more predominant memorials, but many cities have their own reminders of those who have sacrificed their lives for this country.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Description: An account of the Canadian attack on German troops in Normandy on July 25, 1944. Except for Dieppe, it was the bloodiest day of the war for Canada.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Description: In the early months of the war only three RCAF squadrons could be spared for overseas service. This number was steadily increased so that by war's end there were 48 RCAF squadrons serving in several theatres of war. Thousands of Canadians also served in the Royal Air Force.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
Title: Canadians in South East Asia
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Description: An overview of the Canadian military involvement in South East Asia during the Second World War. It consisted mainly of Royal Canadian Air Force participation; Canadian airmen were in the South East Asia theatre even before the initial Japanese attacks of December 1941.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Description: A woman recounts her experience working away from home for the first time during the war and how she carried on with life afterwards.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
Title: Other Memorials
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Description: Here is a list of memorials related to specific battles. Most of these are noted because of their relationship to the invasion of Normandy on D-Day or to the Korean War and the Korean Pilgramage that occured in 1998.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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Description: Some Canadian women saw military service without going overseas, an experience that could be memorable and rewarding.
Site: Veterans Affairs Canada
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