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  2. Canada in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war , most combat was centred in Italy , [ 1 ] Northwestern Europe, [ 2 ] and the North Atlantic.

  3. Canada in the world wars and interwar period - Wikipedia

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    Except for France, no other country gave as great a proportion of its population as volunteers in Spain than Canada. [25] Despite its expressed neutrality, in 1936, Canada began a modest program of rearmament and in 1937, King let Britain know that Canada would support the Empire in case of a war in Europe.

  4. Spain during World War II - Wikipedia

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    From the very beginning of World War II, Spain favoured the Axis Powers. Apart from ideology, Spain had a debt to Germany of $212 million for supplies of matériel during the Civil War. Indeed, in June 1940, after the Fall of France , the Spanish Ambassador to Berlin had presented a memorandum in which Franco declared he was "ready under ...

  5. Declarations of war during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Outbreaks of war between nations during World War II Date Initiator nation(s) Targeted nation(s) Type Notes/comments Document/event 1939-09-01: Germany: Poland: A: German attack began at 4:44 a.m., Berlin and Warsaw time.

  6. List of timelines of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II

  7. Declaration of war by Canada - Wikipedia

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    On June 10, 1940, Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom [2] [11] and its allies. [3] Though the Canadian Minister of National Defence, Norman Rogers, had been killed in a plane crash that day, [11] Prime Minister Mackenzie King still tabled a motion in the House of Commons, stating in it:

  8. Timeline of World War II (1939) - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...

  9. British Empire in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The US-led victory over the Empire of Japan brought about the end of World War II in Asia. In the afternoon of 15 August 1945, the surrender of Japan occurred, effectively ending World War II. On this day the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made in Japan, and because of time zone differences it was announced in the United States ...