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HOW EFFECTIVE WAS CANADA’S ROLE IN WWII?

Ortona
Was forced to be captured by Canadian because it was blocking their path to Rome
The Germans blew up many bridges in the area to give them an advantage
This worked temporarily, since the number of Canadian deaths were significantly high
However, the Canadian’s eventually went on to winning the battle, even against Germany’s elite troops
December 27 was when Ortona was capture by the Canadians
Canada’s role was very effective

Dieppe
August 1942 - five thousand Canadian troops on the French port of Dieppe were picked for a raid
Had been trained in England for almost three years with British commandos a...

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