The British Empire and the Second World WarIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire that there had ever been. In the years since 1945 that empire has disappeared, and the crucial fact that the British Empire fought together as a whole during the war has been forgotten. All the parts of the empire joined the struggle and were involved in it from the beginning, undergoing huge changes and sometimes suffering great losses as a result. The war in the desert, the defence of Malta and the Malayan campaign, and the contribution of the empire as a whole in terms of supplies, communications and troops, all reflect the strategic importance of Britain's imperial status. Men and women not only from Australia, New Zealand and India but from many parts of Africa and the Middle East all played their part. Winston Churchill saw the war throughout in imperial terms. The British Empire and the Second World War emphasises a central fact about the Second World War that is often forgotten. |
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... Canadian division for the forthcoming attack on Sicily . Later in 1943 Brooke lamented that the Canadian government and military representatives had ' made more fuss than the whole of the rest of the Commonwealth concerning the ...
... Canadian forces occurred in August 1942 , when nearly 5000 Canadians of the 2nd Division based in Sussex were chosen as the spearhead of a daring amphibious raid mounted against German - occupied France . Only 2211 of those Canadians ...
... Canadian Army was to the fore along with their British peers in hitting Juno Beach in Normandy on that fateful day in June when the western Allies began the final assault on Hitler's fortress Europe . The Canadian contribution in the ...