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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.
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in World War II" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Small Price to Pay: Consumer Culture on the Canadian Home Front, 1939–45 (2013) Broadfoot, Barry. Six War Years 1939-1945: Memories of Canadians at Home and Abroad (1974) Bryce, Robert Broughton (2005). Canada and the cost of World War II. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-2938-0. Chartrand, René; Volstad, Ronald (2001).
World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military ... at a cost of 20,873 Allied casualties (6,367 of them Canadian), ... section with maps and ...
Canadian civilians killed in World War II (1 C, 3 P) K. Canadian military personnel killed in action (4 C, 8 P) P. Canadian prisoners of war (2 C, 5 P)
The Canadian official historian, C. P. Stacey, gave Canadian casualties in all services of 1,965 men, 441 of whom were killed or died of wounds. [45] Copp recorded from 1,349–1,965 Canadian casualties in Operation Atlantic, the majority in the 4th and 6th Canadian Infantry Brigades.
The Canadians suffered over 1,300 casualties and territorial gains were minimal. From 25 July to 27 July, another attempt was made to take the ridge as part of Operation Spring. Poor execution resulted in around 1,500 Canadian casualties. [16] [17] The Battle of Verrières Ridge had claimed upwards of 2,800 Canadian casualties. [18]