Many people have said that in World War Two Canada did not do anything to help win the war, however, this is false. Victory was not something we achieve just by our knowledge and strength, it is something we fight for. It is success in a struggle against odds and difficulties. Canada was a country that has gone through many challenges during World War Two, fought with all their might and came back with a victory on their side. They helped train the Allies and fought alongside with the Allies. Canada had also contributed economically to help support every soldier that was a part of the Allies. Canada had even liberated the Netherlands, and that had set the stage for the Allies in taking down Germany. Moreover, the Allies would had never won
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Canadian industries manufactured materials and other supplies for all the Allies. Canada produced “1.1 billion dollars of munitions, 1.7 million small arms, 43000 heavy guns, 16000 aircrafts, 2 million tonnes of explosives 815000 military vehicles, 50000 tanks and armoured gun carries, 9000 boats and ships, anti-tank and field artillery, naval guns, small arms and automatic weapons, radar sets and Electronics, synthetic rubbery, and uranium for the Manhattan project”(FIND SOURCE). Canada’s production for the war was the greatest out of all the Allies. The total value of Canadian war production was almost 10 billion dollars to approximately 100 billion dollars. Then Britain had entered the war with 80,000 military vehicles of all type, however 15,000 of the vehicles were left behind in the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940. Britain, being defenseless on the ground, turned to the Canadian auto industry to replace what had been lost. Canada not only replaced these losses, but also provided more. Of the 800,000 military vehicles that were built in Canada, 168,000 were issued to Canadian forces. Thirty-eight percent of the total Canadian production went to the British. However, the remainder of the vehicles went to the other Allies. This meant that the Canadian Army in the field had a ratio of one vehicle for every three soldiers, making it the most mechanized field force in the war. If Canada had …show more content…
During D-Day, the main Allied Force attacked Germany, however the Canadians were given a separate task, which was to liberate the Netherlands (Bain et al. 186). The Canadians faced stiff fighting in places that were hampered by broken roads, bridges and other infrastructures (Greenhous 11). They were destroyed by the Germans. They even blew up some of the dykes in the Western Netherlands, flooding parts of the country side (Greenhous 11). Many risked their lives to do whatever it takes to liberate the Netherlands. Over 6300 Canadians were killed in the operation (Bain et al. 186). Meanwhile, Germany had surrendered and the war in Europe came to an end (Greenhous 13). After the war was had over, the Allies were left with a greater number of troops compared to the Germans. Millions of Dutch suffered terribly during the harsh “hunger” winter of 1945 (Greenhous 12). Once the liberation of the Netherlands was over, Canada was kind-hearted and arranged many army trucks to deliver thousands of tonnes of food a day to the civilian population. Canada was hailed as a hero throughout the Netherlands. Moreover, Canada was successful and won the Allies the war. If Canada did not liberate the Netherlands, the German troops would have attacked the Allies from behind. This would have led to the downfall of the Allies, if it were not for the likes of
Canadian industries manufactured materials and other supplies for all the Allies. Canada produced “1.1 billion dollars of munitions, 1.7 million small arms, 43000 heavy guns, 16000 aircrafts, 2 million tonnes of explosives 815000 military vehicles, 50000 tanks and armoured gun carries, 9000 boats and ships, anti-tank and field artillery, naval guns, small arms and automatic weapons, radar sets and Electronics, synthetic rubbery, and uranium for the Manhattan project”(FIND SOURCE). Canada’s production for the war was the greatest out of all the Allies. The total value of Canadian war production was almost 10 billion dollars to approximately 100 billion dollars. Then Britain had entered the war with 80,000 military vehicles of all type, however 15,000 of the vehicles were left behind in the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940. Britain, being defenseless on the ground, turned to the Canadian auto industry to replace what had been lost. Canada not only replaced these losses, but also provided more. Of the 800,000 military vehicles that were built in Canada, 168,000 were issued to Canadian forces. Thirty-eight percent of the total Canadian production went to the British. However, the remainder of the vehicles went to the other Allies. This meant that the Canadian Army in the field had a ratio of one vehicle for every three soldiers, making it the most mechanized field force in the war. If Canada had …show more content…
During D-Day, the main Allied Force attacked Germany, however the Canadians were given a separate task, which was to liberate the Netherlands (Bain et al. 186). The Canadians faced stiff fighting in places that were hampered by broken roads, bridges and other infrastructures (Greenhous 11). They were destroyed by the Germans. They even blew up some of the dykes in the Western Netherlands, flooding parts of the country side (Greenhous 11). Many risked their lives to do whatever it takes to liberate the Netherlands. Over 6300 Canadians were killed in the operation (Bain et al. 186). Meanwhile, Germany had surrendered and the war in Europe came to an end (Greenhous 13). After the war was had over, the Allies were left with a greater number of troops compared to the Germans. Millions of Dutch suffered terribly during the harsh “hunger” winter of 1945 (Greenhous 12). Once the liberation of the Netherlands was over, Canada was kind-hearted and arranged many army trucks to deliver thousands of tonnes of food a day to the civilian population. Canada was hailed as a hero throughout the Netherlands. Moreover, Canada was successful and won the Allies the war. If Canada did not liberate the Netherlands, the German troops would have attacked the Allies from behind. This would have led to the downfall of the Allies, if it were not for the likes of