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The Canadian troops performed well during the Italian campaign since they had great battle strategies during their battles.

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In this picture is a map that the Allies used to plan out their strategy for the battle called "Operation Husky". They would talk about where they would deploy troops and where the enemies would be. Furthermore, they would talk about how they would attack the enemies depending on where they are and how many of them there were. This way it makes it easier to explain battle strategies to other generals when they have a clear picture of where all the assigned posts are. This relates back to my thesis because the first Canadian Infantry Division and the first Canadian Armored Brigade had overwhelmed the Italian defenders at the island of Sicily. Also sending German troops out of the town of Grammichele on July 15 with low casualties such as 25 injured men, their performance was great overall in this battle.

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This is the end result of the battle of Sicily. Canadian troops, also known as "Mountain troops" had taken 250 German soldiers for prisoners and had 180-240 German soldiers wounded or killed before the town of Valguarnera at adjacent ridges. This picture is displaying the evacuation of the German soldiers from Sicily. This displays the Canadians performance because during the whole battle the Canadians were ready and prepared for the terrain they would be fighting on like the "Mountain troops". Which had the Germans running from Sicily and successfully taken over Sicily with the help of the Americans and British.

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This is a newspaper article that shows the Italians surrendering to the Allies. Having the Canadians placed in the British Eighth Army’s vanguard for the invasion of mainland Italy had begun. It was a long march with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade landing north of the city of Reggio Calabria on September 3rd. By then the Italian soldiers were basically ready to surrender as they knew they already lost the battle, and it was not far from the government itself surrendering as well to the Allies. Which they did on September 8, 1943. This shows how well the Canadians are performing by being able to take one of the Germans allies and making Italy surrender. In addition, This brings the Allies one step closer to winning this campaign which is a huge part of the war, which is why the Canadians performed well at this part of the campaign.

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This is a picture of a medal called the Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross is the highest and the most prestigious award in the British Honours system.  Captain Paul Triquet won this award by shouting out, “The safest place for us is the objective.” He shouted this out when Captain Paul Triquet company of 81 men wavered at the farmhouse called Casa Berardi.  This event had won this award and the battle on that fateful day on the battlefield. This refers back to my thesis because Captain Paul Triquet had let the Canadians to a successful attack against the Germans which helped them take "The Gully". His motivational speech helped the Canadian soldiers perform well in this battle which leads them to their victory.

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This picture shows the Gustav Line that has been taken by the Calgary Tank Regiment which established a thin bridgehead on the Gari River that helped the Indians to break the Gustav Line and open the way.  In this picture is the aftermath of the battle that went down. It was one of the victories that we had as Canadians. This shows that we helped out our fellow Allies by planning a strategic play that helped the Indian Division break through the Gustav Line. In doing so we can now move on to the next part of the battle which would be known as The Hitler Line. This was another one of Canadians successes that helped our Allies break through Germans defenses.

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This picture exhibits the Gothic Line being breached by the Allies. Breaching the Gothic Line was not an easy feat for the Canadians as they faced many casualties at the end of the long battle. The casualties they faced were 408 officers and 4,991 non-commissioned men killed. Moreover, 1,218 officers and 18,268 men were wounded, 62 officers and 942 men were captured. At the end of the battle, the Allies captured the Gothic line on September 21, 1943. Even though they had many casualties at the end of this, but with all these casualties they had captured the Gothic Line and still be able to progress further in the campaign which made Germany surrender in the end. Making this a successful battle overall.

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In this picture, it shows the graves of the soldiers that fought in the battle of Ortona. In this battle, there were 2,605 Canadian casualties, including 502 Canadian soldiers that died. Furthermore, there were also 3,956 evacuations because of the soldiers being exhausted from the battle, and 1,617 from sickness. Despite all this, we had won that battle because of the sacrifice that these soldiers made on that day.  These soldiers that fought on that day sacrificed their lives in that battle so, on December 28, 1943, we could win the battle of Ortona with the Germans withdrawing. Moreover, because of these soldiers help the 1st Canadian Infantry Division had mauled two German Divisions and achieved their objective. This showcases how well they performed in this battle.

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This picture displays the image of the soldiers fighting to take the Hitler Line. In the end, we do manage to take the Hitler Line and secure the victory. It was a hard struggle for the Canadians to take the Hitler Line, and they had many casualties along the way. The three battalions of 2nd Brigade were shredded by enemy fire on the division’s right flank and suffered 162 men killed, 306 wounded, and 75 prisoners were taken. Our victory was ensured when the York and Carleton Regiment pierced the line.  This was a successful battle despite the casualties because at the end of the battle the York and Carleton Regiment helped breach the Hitler Line. In addition, this helped the remaining two battalions and the Three Rivers Regiment tanks to widen this gap, so the 5th Canadian Armoured Division’s can advance through. This is why this was a successful attack since they all worked together to get past the Germans and advance on forward.

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This is the aftermath of the battle that went down in Rome that is being displayed in the picture. In this battle, there was a fierce resistance when the Allies were heading towards Rome, but we managed to pull through in the end.  The city was left in shambles after the battle was over and the Allies had taken the city. The Allies had won and taken the city of Rome on June 4, 1944. This was a good performance by the Canadians because in this battle Major Jack Mahony was awarded the Victory Cross. He got this award by putting up a strong defense of a small bridgehead across Melfa River. Furthermore, the Allies had captured the town of Ceprano on May 27, 1944, which cracked the German resistance. These events all played a role that helped capture Rome.