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.

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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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