What did Canada do in WW2?

Question

so did they fight with the british?

my grandma was in the Canadian Navy during WW2 but she never says what they did and she never says what she did.

Answer 1

Canada did fight with the British, but not under the british. we fought as a lone country. and decalred war on our own.

Canada helped in many ways during WWII, more than people realize. Canadian forces landed on Juno beach on D-day. one of only 3 countries to take part. also, Canada played a large part in the Battle of the Atlantic. by the end of the war, canada had the 3rd largest navy in the world. Canada sent over MANY MANY supplies to the allies in Europe even though there was great danger of German U-boats. some even say, with out Canada's contribution of supplies, Britain may not have made it through the war. ( since America had to focus on japan and couldn't always fully help Britain). Canadian forces took part in things like Dieppe. although the battle of Dieppe was a failure for the most part, it helped in education that went to use when making the plans for D-day. Canada played a lerge role in the liberation of france. lastly, Canadians played a role in the liberation of Italy, again, with only a few other countries.. the battle of Ortona being one of the most important

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yes, the Canadian soldiers in the Second World War did fight alongside the British. Canada's involvement in World War II can be neatly summarized in the following catagories:

1. Canada's involvement in the naval battles fought in the Atlantic Ocean with Britain and against Germany

2. Canada's involvement in the air war fought over Europe and Germany with the British and Americans against Germany

3. Canada's involvement in the Italian Camapign fought with Britain and the Americans against the Germans and Italians in Sicily and continental Italy.

4. Canada's involvement in the Normandy campaign fought with Britain and American (Canada's beach was Juno Beach) against Germany in France, and moving into the Netherlands by the war's end

Other areas where Canada was involved was the raid on Dieppe, France (once again, with the British and the Americans), and the defence of Hong Kong with the British and Indians against the Japanese in December, 1941.

Answer 5

Canada in no way did more fighting than the United States. Canada managed only one division during the war... plus a few brigades. Sorry, the US fields dozens of divisions and entire armies. Canada lost 45,000 people during WWII, the US 131,028,000 and nearly and nearly a half-million casualties. The US lost more men in the Pacific campaign than Canada lost on the entire war. The US fought Japan virtually single-handedly while still contributing more troops to the European campaign than the UK and all the European and Commonwealth countries combined -- with the exception of the Soviet Union.

Answer 6

Canada firstly sets its own foreign policy, we are NOT a Dominion of Britain.

Secondly Vimy ridge was fought during the first world war.

Now Canada was at war with Germany, from September of 1939 just as all Commonwealth countries were, as well as France, Poland, and several others.

During the war, Canada provisioned England with food, ammunition, medical supplies, and other armaments to keep the fight going.

Canada also sent thousands of troops to help stop the Germans, and they fought valiantly during the entire war.

The Canadian Navy, became the third largest in the world, and escorted the convoys of supplies across the North Atlantic, and hunted U Boats as well.

The Canadian air force sent pilots who took part in the Battle Of Britain, and as well, pilots, some of whom were women flew bombers from Canada to England so the RAF would not run out of planes.

As a post script, Canada is not a member of the British Empire, the British Empire no longer exists.

We are members of the commonwealth of nations, which includes most of what was the Empire countries, but we are each, independent, and make our own laws, and decisions.

Answer 7

Canada took part in the D-Day invasion. James Doohan, Scotty from Star Trek, was part of it. He had a finger shot off. You can read about it at the link below.

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Answer 9

Yep, they did, since they were and still are a part of the British Empire.

And I really do hope you can get her to at least tell you something! My Dad is 86 and was in the war too, and he tends to tell me the same stories over and over. So, I have to ask specific questions to get him to thinking about other aspects of the war.

You could ask her innocuous questions such as what was her uniform like. Did she get to see icebergs out at sea? Did she ever see submarines? Did she see any ships go down? That one's probably a more emotional one though.

Was the Atlantic ocean more blue as you go out further? Did seagulls follow the ship? Or was she stationed on land? These questions might get her talking more.

Answer 10

from what I understand they were involved in a lot of special opp's stuff, there comandos are rated top notch in this day and age also, tough SOBs, my grand pa was anyway!!!