WW II Chart by Sandra Lee - Central Peel SS (2522) https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc Major Events of Canadian battles en-us 2018-11-29 14:30:15 UTC 2018-12-03 15:36:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png The Battle Of Atlantic 9147001 https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310430693
  • The longest and most important battle of WWII.
  • U-boats hunted the convoys in the groups called wolf packs to stop the flow of supplies to Britain.
  • Canada improved the training of sailors and built more and better warships and increase the air force.
    • -The Caribou = ferry from Nova Scotia to NFLD sunk by Germans (136 died) 
    -by 1943 more supplies reaching Britain.

    ]]>     2018-12-03 14:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310430693     After the War p0072277 https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310433593
    -women disbanded from armed forces after the war
    -allowed back during 1950's
    -able to be in combat in 1989!]]>     2018-12-03 14:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310433593     The Liberation of Netherlands https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310434398 -Canadian troops moved across northern France,and Belgium and into Netherlands.  
    -they were involved in some of the toughest fighting of war
    -on may 5,1945 the Germans surrendered and marked the begging of the end  of WWII          ]]>     2018-12-03 14:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310434398     The Merchant Marine https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310438375 -sailors carrying supplies and troops across atlantic, not apart of navy
    -out of 12,000 merchant mariners, 1,600 died
    -Black Pit, mid atlantic area, beyond reach of aircraft from Canada or Britain, dangerous]]>     2018-12-03 14:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310438375     The Invasion Of Normandy https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310439158 -The allies tricked the Germans of an assumed invasion of Normandy. We created fake tents etc.
    - 156,000 American, British, and Canadian troops accompanied by 6,500 ships and 12,000 air-crafts.
    - Canada Landed at Juno Beach and conquered it with a force but unfortunately, suffered 359 Canadian causalities and 700 wounded.
    - But, sure enough Germany was intimidated by the surprise and lost the battle.]]>     2018-12-03 14:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310439158     The Italian campaign 691173 https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310459212 -Operation Husky
    -Italians turned against Benito Mussolini-he was eventually executed
    -Italy wanted to surrender but Hitler sent more german troops
    -port of Ortona fell. 1375 canadian troops died
    -30,000 were killed or wounded]]>     2018-12-03 15:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/p0072277/r4jhkh6kpeuc/wish/310459212