Dieppe, Italian Campaign, Battle of the Atlantic

1. Canada’s Role in Europe

2. Dieppe- August 19, 1942
 August 19, 1942:
 attempted landing at Dieppe by Canadian troops
1) Soldiers land Dieppe beaches
 ships came ashore in daylight- no surprise
2) Enemy fire from cliffs
3) Allied Bombers...? Delayed
4) Commanders continuedto send reinforcements…
 2800/ 4900 soldiers killed or captured
** more Cdns. died at Dieppe in a few hours than on
any other single day of the war...

3. Invasion of Italy & Italian Campaign
• After Dieppe, Canadians waited in GB for their
next chance to go into battle
• the “tide” of the war was turning in favour of the
Allies
 US enters war
 Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov. 1942) = the end of German
advances in Northern Africa
 Battle of Stalingrad (winter 1943) – German advance
intoRussia is stopped

4. Invasion of Italy & Italian Campaign
1)July 1943invade Sicily
 2 Canadian Divisions
2) Italian soldiers surrendered
- Benito Mussolini overthrown
3)New Italian PM signed an armistice with the Allies
4) Germannorthern Italy
5) Alliesdecide to invade mainland up Italian
Peninsula
 CanadiansOrtona
 2 years to take Italy (1945)

5. Battle of the Atlantic- 1939-1945
 Allies sending goods to GB, Axis wanting to stop
merchant shipping (starve GB)
 RCN (Royal Canadian Navy)
 Britain dependent of Cda and US for food and
military supplies
 Allied ships sunk by German U-boats
 Cdabuilt corvettes= quick and small, but not very
seaworthy
 “roll on wet grass”

6. Canadians in the Air
 RCAF- Royal Canadian Air Force
 250,000 Canadians joined
 Participated in bombing raids in Britain, North Africa, Italy,
Northwest Europe, Southeast Asia, and over Germany
 10,000 Canadian bombers lost their lives (1/4 total casualties)