First world war:
The battle of vimy ridge.
In the Battle of Vimy ridge, Canadians changed a war of yards to one of miles.
At
Ypres, Canadians faced the first ever use of Chlorine gas in warfare.
It was also the first time colonial troops pushed back continental troops on European soil.
Vimy Ridge and Ypres are two of the reasons that Canada started the war as a Dominion in the British Empire, and ended the war as a signatory to the peace treaty.
Another
description of Juno Beach.
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In the first hour of the assault on Juno Beach, the Canadian forces suffered approximately 50% casualty rates, comparable to those suffered by the Americans at Omaha Beach. Once the Canadians cleared the seawall (about an hour after jumping off the transports), however, they started to advance quickly inland and have a much easer time subduing the German defences than the Americans at Omaha would. By noon, the 3rd Canadian Division had completely landed and had pushed several kilometres inland to seize bridges over Seulles River, and at 6 PM, they captured the town of St. Aubin. A 1st Hussar Armoured troop was the only unit in Normandy that had reached its objectives; it had pushed 15 km inland and crossed the Caen-Bayeux highway. However, this troop was forced to pull back because they had passed the supporting infantry. By the end of D-Day the 3rd Canadian Division had penetrated farther into France than any other Allied force, having faced resistance stronger than at any beachhead save Omaha.
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