Read pages 228-231 and answer the following questions
D-Day
- Originally planned for June 5,1944 – pushed back to _________ due to bad weather
- Highly ________________ invasion – took years to plan
- A massive invasion of over _____________ soldiers (_________ / ____________ / __________________) – over _________________ Canadians
D-Day Planning
1. Assumed identity of captured German spies and fed the Germans false intelligence – (the attack would be at Calais – 200km farther south)
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2. Used empty tents and movie set props to trick German pilots into believing the invasion troops were collecting in Dover
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3. Built landing harbours in Britain that could be assembled in Normandy to allow for easier landing
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D-Day – The Battle
1. Allied aircraft paved the way for the landings, ____________________________ in the ________________ leading up to the attack
2. Massive _________________, _______________ and ________________ force crossed the English Channel
3. Their destination: an _____________________ stretch of __________________ ___________________- __________ Beach (Canada); Gold Beach (UK); Sword Beach (UK and France); and Utah Beach and Omaha Beach (USA).
4. Naval attack of ___________, _______________________ landed before dawn on June 6th to engage the enemy
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- The Liberation of __________________ had ___________________
The Push to Berlin
- ___________________ before Western troops would meet their _________________ in central ________________.
- Germans fought to the ________________.
- Canadians given the task of _________________ German forces from _____________ ____________________________________________
- Every port taken meant more ________________ could unload ___________, _________________- and ____________
Liberation of Holland
- 1945 – Canadian army liberated the _______________________
- As Germans retreated they destroyed _________________________________
- Canadians continued on with ____________________________
- Dutch people – _________________________ to their Canadian liberators
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End of the Dictators
Mussolini – _____________________________________________________________
Hitler - ________________________________________________________________
The End of the War
VE – Day (Victory in Europe Day) ___________________________
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