CAST 1103H Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Operation Overlord, Total War, War Measures Act
14 Jun 2018
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Prelude to World War II
• Canada's massive contribution to victory
o 600,000 men in uniform, 60,000 plus died
• Linked to the growth of communism and socialism
• Women were needed to help out and this changed to gender roles
WWII
• September 1st, 1939 Germany invades Poland
• 2 days later, Britain and France declared war
Operation Overlord
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D-Day (Operation Overlord)
• June 6 1944
• 5 days of fighting 78,000 died
• Spring 1944 Germany occupied most of Eastern Europe
• critical to allied forces to gain a foot-hold on the European continent
• Planning lasted for a year.
• General Eisenhower
Fortress Europe
• The Coastline from Denmark to southern France.
• Shores all armed with German land mines, barbed wire, heavy artillery and machine gun
nests.
Normandy Invasion (Operation Overlord)
• August 25th, 1944 Paris is liberated and Normandy invasion is complete
Juno Beach
• 340 Canadians were killed on Juno Beach.
• Canadians suffered the highest casualties of any group fighting
PLUTO (Pipe lines under the ocean)
• pipes were laid to pumped fuel to the allied forces in France.
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Document Summary
Prelude to world war ii: canada"s massive contribution to victory, 600,000 men in uniform, 60,000 plus died, linked to the growth of communism and socialism, women were needed to help out and this changed to gender roles. Wwii: september 1st, 1939 germany invades poland, 2 days later, britain and france declared war. June 6 1944: 5 days of fighting 78,000 died, spring 1944 germany occupied most of eastern europe, planning lasted for a year, general eisenhower critical to allied forces to gain a foot-hold on the european continent. Fortress europe: the coastline from denmark to southern france, shores all armed with german land mines, barbed wire, heavy artillery and machine gun nests. Normandy invasion (operation overlord: august 25th, 1944 paris is liberated and normandy invasion is complete. Juno beach: 340 canadians were killed on juno beach, canadians suffered the highest casualties of any group fighting.
