WWII-Battles
Liberation of |
Netherlands |
By:Herbie,Frank,Ted
WWII
Canada
Liberation
It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources...
The Allied forces, including the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade of the First Canadian Army, landed on the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. As the armies progressed further inland, the First Canadian Army engaged in bitter fighting at Caen and Falaise...
The liberation of the Netherlands, from Septem-ber 1944 to April 1945, played a key role in the culmination of the Second World War, as the Allied forces closed in on Germany from all sides...