Turning The Tide Dieppe to D-Day

Question 1

By WW2 in 1942 how long had the allies been at war

Answer 1

Canada and its allied had been at war with the axis powers for almost 3 years.

Question 2

How were things looking for the allies in 1942

Answer 2

Things were not looking goods, as the Axis powers had taken over most of Europe , and had large advances into the soviet union and North Africa

Question 3

How many Royal Canadian navy ships were there in 1939 compared to 1945

Answer 3

1939: 13 ships+ 1819 sailors
1945: 400 ships + 100,000 sailors

Question 4

What did Canadian ships carry in Battle of Atlantic

Answer 4

Shops carried troops, war supplies, and food from Canada to Britain.

Question 5

What was the battle of the Atlantic

Answer 5

German u-boats were a huge threat so the Allies sailed in large convoys for protection.

Question 6

When was the situation with the Battle of Atlantic turned around for the Allies

Answer 6

Allies suffered terrible losses up until 1942 when the corvette, equipped with depth charges made it better.
-by 1943 Germanys u-boats fleet had suffered serious losses.

Question 7

Why did the Allies decide to send Canadian troops to conduct a raid on Dieppe, France?

Answer 7

• To open up a second front in Europe, diverting the attention of the Germans away from the Soviet Union.
• To get Canadians, who had been training since 1939, into battle
• To damage enemy shopping and port facilities
• to gather intelligence (possibly involving the Enigma machine)

Question 8

Why was Dieppe chosen

Answer 8

Because it was within range of fighter planes from Britian.

Question 9

What is operation Jubilee

Answer 9

Dieppe raid

Question 10

How did the Dieppe Raid work out

Answer 10

• Canadians left in the early morning to attack the French seaport, Dieppe
• Germans got an advance warning raid when the allies encountered a German convoy bby chance
• Canadians encountered overwhelming firepower and suffered sever losses.
• They were forced to surrender after the deadliest battle in they would participate

Question 11

What went wrong at Dieppe

Answer 11

1. Canadian troops not well prepared (no battle experience, lacking artillery support, outnumbered)
2. Bad luck: encounter with German convoy
3. Tanks not suited to the beach- jammed in the pebble beach.

Question 12

What was operation Husky

Answer 12

Invasion of Italy

Question 13

how did the Invasion of Italy plan out

Answer 13

-the next plan to divert the attention of German resources away from the soviet union resulted in allied invasions of Italy.

Question 14

What did Canadians do in invasion of Italy

Answer 14

Canadians fought alongside British and American troops to invade Sicily (island south of Italy and captured it in 38 days.

Question 15

How did conquering Italy Sicily help the allies?

Answer 15

• Helped secure the Mediterranean sea for allied shipping.
• The fall of Sicily cleared the way for the Allies, Next step was landing in mainland Italy.
• The nazis were not prepared to lose Italy and in the Autumn of 1943, the Germans seized control of Italian Mainland.

Question 16

What happened to Mussolini in the end

Answer 16

-Mussolini was overthrown and executed, and the new Italian government surrendered to the Allies.

Question 17

When did the allies (+ Canadians) invade mainland Italy

Answer 17

September 3, 1943

there they fought against nazis in their advance up the Italian peninsula.

Question 18

how was weather conditions while allies were pushing to invade mainland Italy

Answer 18

very challenging conditions included poor roads and terrible weather.

Question 19

What were the challenges when Canadians attack Ortona Italy

Answer 19

• German snipers

- German soldiers told to fight to the death

Question 20

How did Canadians move through the city in Ortona

Answer 20

use MOUSHOLING, which used explosives to punch holes in the walls of upper floors of building and jump from building to building in order to come at the Germans from above.

Question 21

When did Canadians capture Ortona

Answer 21

Dec 28, 1943

Question 22

When did Rome fall to the Americans

Answer 22

June 4, 1944

Question 23

Why was the Italian campaign vital for the allies in ww2

Answer 23

it allowed them to get into the rest of Europe.

Question 24

what was the goal of Operation Overlord (D-Day)

Answer 24

To establish a beachhead in Normandy, France

Question 25

How did the allies prepare for D-Day

Answer 25

They prepared for over a year for the invasion, amassing troops, ships, tanks and air forces
-The allies leaked misinformation to the Germans about where the landing would take place.

Question 26

How did the D-Day invasion attack go in air

Answer 26

Warplanes attacked coastal defences, transport lines, and shoreline defences.

Question 27

How did the D-Day invasion attack go in sea

Answer 27

sea vessels shelled German positions onshore and cleared sea mines in the approaches to the French beaches.

Question 28

How did D-Day start

Answer 28

-Parachuters jumped inland before dawn and were the first of our soldiers to engage the enemy.

Question 29

How did the landings on the beach go (D-Day)

Answer 29

130,000 Canadans, British and Americans landed on the beaches of Normandy with huge success.
- it was the largest amphibious assault in history

Question 30

How did D day go for Canadians who were serving in Juno beach

Answer 30

• 15,000 Canadians landed on Juno Beach
• after securing villages along the beach, our soldiers began to then push inland towards the city of Caen, an important communications and transport centre.
• Successful landing surprised the Germans, allowed further advances into Europe.