The role of Canada’s military in the Second World War
Canada played many roles in the Second World War. Here are the roles we played in major phases of the war.
Services and information
The war begins
Canada’s entrance into the Second World War in 1939.
The first Canadian army
How the Canadian army evolved during the Second World War.
The war at sea
The role Canadian seamen played in the Second World War.
The RCAF in the Second World War
The role the Royal Canadian Air Force played in the Second World.
The end of the Pacific war
How Canada prepared to join the allied forces in ending the war in the Pacific.
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