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Title: Witness to D-Day
 
Type: Sound
Description: Matthew Halton reports from England, 2 days after the D-day invasion of Normandy beaches. He recounts the events leading up to and during that fateful day.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: D-Day - Canadian Troops in Normandy - Second World War- Military Might
 
Type: Document
Description: Synopsis of television episode on the D-Day invasion force on June 6, 1944, which has been called the beginning of the end of the Second World War. Describes events leading to the Battle of Normandy. This episode is part of the "Canada: A People's History" series. Includes links to educational resources, bibliography, games, puzzles, and video clips.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Canada and the Second World War - The War comes to Canada. 1942-1945
 
Type: Document
Description: By May 1942, German U-boats penetrated Eastern Canada's waters, sinking merchant vessels and warships near Halifax Harbour, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the St. Lawrence River.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: North West Europe Campaign, 1944-1945 - Operations - Democracy at War
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The North West Europe Campaign came in response to Stalin's demands that the allies open a "Second Front" in western Europe to relieve pressure on his Eastern Front. Canadian soldiers were once again ready to contribute to the battle and Canadian newspapers were there to cover the push to Germany.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada and the Second World War - Bomber Command. 1943-1945
 
Type: Document
Description: Canada's contribution to Britain's Bomber Command was an extremely powerful aerial striking force known as No. 6 (R.C.A.F.) Group. Organized in January 1943, the majority of their targets were cities with military and industrial facilities.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Liberation of the Netherlands, 1944-1945 - Operations - Democracy at W...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: Canadian involvement in the battle of the Netherlands was appreciated both by allied governments and the Dutch people. The actions of Canadian troops during combat and afterwards, assisting the population, were preserved in the archives of the "Hamilton Spectator."
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Canada and the Second World War - Canada at D-Day. 1944
 
Type: Document
Description: On 6 June 1944, Allied forces invaded Western Europe along an 80-kilometre front in Normandy, France. Of the nearly 150,000 Allied troops who landed or parachuted into the invasion area on D-Day, 14,000 were Canadians.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Burma Campaigns, 1941-1945 - Operations - Democracy at War
 
Type: Document Image
Description: Japan used Burma as a stepping stone to invade India. This proved costly for Japanese forces as British-led Indian Army troops held them off for 80 days. Neither side seemed to have the upper hand in this battle as was reflected in newspaper accounts of the conflict.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Operations - Democracy at War - Canadian Newspapers and the Second Wor...
 
Type: Document Image
Description: The Second World War was fought over vast distances, with airpower and technology playing crucial parts. Both sides tried to avoid the stalemates of the First World War, and usually succeeded. This resource provides an index of World War II battles.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
Title: Fortress Europe - German Coastal Defences and the Canadian Role in Lib...
 
Type: Document
Description: By 1942, fearing an Allied invasion in the west while embroiled in war with the Soviet Union in the east, Hitler endeavoured to create the "Atlantic Wall", or "Fortress Europe", by encrusting the Atlantic seacoast with concrete and steel defences. This article describes these German fortifications and how the First Canadian Army participated in capturing these defensive positions. Includes reading list.
Site: Canadian War Museum
 
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