User:ARandomName123/List of Canadian battles during the Second World War
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This is a list of battles during the Second World War in which the Canadian Armed Forces participated.
European Theatre
[edit]Campaign | Battle | Date | Source |
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Asia–Pacific Theatre
[edit]Campaign | Battle | Date | Source |
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Atlantic Theatre
[edit]Campaign | Battle | Date | Source |
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Battle of the Atlantic[1] | Sinking of SS Athenia (1922) | 3 September 1939 | |
HX convoys | 16 September 1939–6 June 1945 | ||
SC convoys | August 1940–May 1945 | ||
ON convoys | 26 July 1941–27 May 1945 | ||
Battle of Bell Island | September 4 – November 2, 1942 | [2] | |
QS convoys | |||
SG convoys | |||
Convoy Faith | 8–12 July 1943 | [3] | |
Operation Stonewall | 12–28 December 1943 | ||
Action of 26 April 1944 | 25–26 April 1944 | ||
BX convoys | 21 March 1942–22 May 1945 | ||
Operation Teardrop | April–May 1945 |
American Theatre
[edit]Campaign | Battle | Date | Source |
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Battle of the St. Lawrence | Convoy QS-15 | 6 July 1942 | [4] |
Sinking of U-754 | 31 July 1942 | [5] | |
Convoy QS-33 | 6–10 September 1942 | [4] | |
Sinking of SS Caribou | 14 October 1942 | [4] | |
Sinking of HMCS Shawinigan | 25 November 1944 | [4] | |
Aleutian Islands campaign | Operation Cottage | 15 August 1943 | [6] |
Battle of Attu | 11-30 May 1943 | [7] | |
Battle of the Caribbean | Action of 28 August 1942 | 28 August 1942 | [8] |
Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre
[edit]Campaign | Battle | Date | Source |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Battle of the Atlantic". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Collins, Paul (June 2007). "Bell Island Sinkings". heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Gates, Tim. "CONVOY "FAITH" AIR ATTACK REPORT". jproc.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Dubreuil, Brian (12 June 2015). "Battle of the St. Lawrence". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Submarines Attack in the St. Lawrence". Juno Beach Centre. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Operation Cottage - Invasion of Kiska Island". Project '44. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "WarMuseum.ca - Democracy at War - The Aleutians Campaign, 1942-1943 - Operations". www.warmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Thorne, Stephen J. (2021-06-09). "The sinking of U-94". Legion Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-16.