Canadian Army in World War II

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The Canadian Army in World War II was the land warfare branch of Canada’s military that expanded into a major Allied force, fighting in key campaigns in Europe, the Atlantic, and Asia from 1939 to 1945.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
alliance Allies ⓘ
branchOf Canadian military ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces
commander Andrew McNaughton ⓘ
Guy Simonds ⓘ
Harry Crerar ⓘ
Kenneth Stuart ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
contribution major role in liberation of Northwest Europe ⓘ
provided troops for Allied occupation forces in Europe after 1945 ⓘ
significant role in Italian Campaign ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
endTime 1945 ⓘ
engagedIn Allied invasion of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salerno

Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
Battle for Caen ⓘ
Battle of Britain (ground forces support and air defence) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Britain

Battle of France ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Defense of Hong Kong (Canadian contingent) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hong Kong

Dieppe Raid ⓘ
Falaise Pocket ⓘ
Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

Liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Pacific theatre garrison duties ⓘ
Rhineland Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Rhineland campaign
headquartersLocation Ottawa ⓘ
introducedConscriptionForOverseasService 1944 ⓘ
legalBasis National Resources Mobilization Act ⓘ
mobilization volunteer-based with later conscription for home defence ⓘ
notableCommanderRole Andrew McNaughton commanded First Canadian Army in the UK ⓘ
Guy Simonds commanded II Canadian Corps in Italy and Northwest Europe ⓘ
Harry Crerar commanded First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe ⓘ
notableUnit 1st Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion ⓘ
2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
4th Canadian Armoured Division ⓘ
5th Canadian Armoured Division ⓘ
Canadian I Corps ⓘ
Canadian II Corps ⓘ
First Canadian Army ⓘ
Royal Canadian Artillery ⓘ
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals ⓘ
Royal Canadian Engineers ⓘ
opposedTo Fascist Italy ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces
role land warfare ⓘ
size over 730000 personnel at peak strength ⓘ
startTime 1939 ⓘ

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2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signal Troop → service → Canadian Army in World War II ⓘ
United States Army in World War II → alliedWith → Canadian Army in World War II ⓘ
Moro River → associatedWith → Canadian Army in World War II ⓘ
subject linked to: Moro River, Italy
10th Canadian Infantry Brigade → service → Canadian Army in Europe ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II
Mighty Maroon Machine → partOf → Canadian Army in World War II ⓘ
11th Canadian Infantry Brigade → usedBy → Canadian Army in the Second World War ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II
1st Canadian Infantry Brigade → raisedFor → Canadian Active Service Force in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II
General Officer Commanding 3rd Canadian Infantry Division → historicalConnection → Second World War Canadian formations ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II
Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe → partOf → Canadian Army in the Second World War ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II
Manpower in the Canadian Army 1939–1945 → relatedTo → Canadian Army in the Second World War ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II
Manpower in the Canadian Army 1939–1945 → relatedTo → Canadian war effort 1939–1945 ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Army in World War II