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Europe theatre
The European theatre of World War II was an area of heavy fighting across Europe, starting with Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ending with the United States, the United Kingdom, and France conquered most of Western Europe, the Soviet Union conquering most of Eastern Europe and Germany's unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945. https://www.historycrunch.com/european-theater-of-world-war-ii.html#/ -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, covering a major part of the Naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany, announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counter-blockade. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain -
Pacific War
The Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war. The Pacific War saw the Allies pitted against Japan, the latter aided by Thailand and to a lesser extent by the Axis allies, Germany and Italy. -
Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. Forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-hong-kong -
Air War
Canadians bombed German cities at night trying to vanish the factories that build war supplies. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/canada-and-the-second-world-war/warair -
Dieppe Raid
Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, northern France in the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a regiment of tanks, were put ashore from a naval force operating under the protection of Royal Air Force fighters. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dieppe-raid -
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place during the early stages of the Italian campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group and followed the successful Allied Invasion of Sicily. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
D-Day (Battle of Normandy)
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/normandy-invasion
