10 Important Canadian Battles:
a) Second Battle of Ypres Canadians withstand German gas attacks to hold the line
b) Vimy Ridge 1917 Canada's proudest moment in the Great War
c) Passchendaele 1917 the Canadian Corps take Passchendaele village ending Haig's infamous and controversial offensive
d) The Hundred Days Offensive 1918 Canada plays a major role in winning the war
e) Hong Kong 1941 two Battalions of Canadian Infantry lost heavily defending the Crown Colony and suffered inhumane treatment as POWs
f) Dieppe 1942 the costly test of Hitler's Atlantic Wall/Fortress Europa shaped the Allied planning for Overlord
g) Ortona 1943 Churchill called this "Little Stalingrad", vicious house to house fighting, Ortona was taken after 8 days
h) The Liberation of Europe 1944 Canadian troops played a major role on D-Day, the Liberation ofHolland and the final assault on Nazi Germany
i) Kapyong 1951 The PPCLI along with other Commonwealth units put up a heroic defence in Korea
j) Battle of Panjwaii 2006 Canadians involved in heavy fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan
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The Images:
1)First Ypres
2)Vimy Ridge
3)Homefront circa 1940 (well known photo)
4)Dieppe 1942 (infamous photo)
5)Ortona 1943
6)Troops in Blankenberge
7)CDN POWs (Hong Kong)
8)PPCLI in Korea
9)Afghanistan
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