Canadian Air Forve World War 2

Canadian Air Force

CANADIAN AIR FORCE

Canadian Air Force in World War II (Name (School (Profressor (Course

Abstract

Many stories and tales have been taught to us on the of World War II . Sine we were children in school , we have taken up the history of this war , from the protagonists to the heart-numbing details of the brutality and cruelty of war . The facts mainly center around the involvement of the superpowers at the time , the United States , Britain and France leading the Allied charge and standing across them was the

br Axis powers , led by Germany and Italy . But we must not forget the other countries and personnel who did their share in protecting the freedoms that we enjoy at present

The Maple Leaf during World War 2

Introduction

The Second World War II is best remembered for the sheer nmber of people who lost their lives in both arenas of the campaign . As the war grew in intensity , both camps in the conflict drew on more and more of its personnel and citizens to take up the cudgels of the fight to preserve freedom in the war . September 1 , 1939 will go down as the day that the world plunged into one of the darkest moments of mankind 's history (Veteran Affairs , 1998

As the German Panzer divisions rolled their way into the Polish countryside , they ended up destroying the western defences of the country (Veterans , 1998

Polish resistance crumbled as the blitzkreig-Germany 's lightning war-was being unleashed on the hapless nation (Veterans , 1998 . Adding to the woes of the Poles was the intrusion of the Soviet Army from the east (Veterans , 1998 . This move was previously agreed upon by the German and Russian leaderships before the start of the war (Veterans 1998 . As the two armies gripped the Poles in a vise-grip , they had no option but to surrender (Veterans , 1998

By September 3 , Britain and France had broken off diplomatic relations with Germany and declared war (World War , 2006 . Their act of war was followed by Australia , New Zealand , and Canada , all in a weeks ' time after the two nations ' declaration (World War , 2006 . As the British soon declared war on Germany , many assumed that Canada would soon follow after . Parliament met on September 7 , declaring support for the war on September 9 (Veterans , 1998 . Finally on the 10th of September , by decree , King George VI officially declared that Canada had joined World War II (Veterans , 1998

But in October 1939 to April 1940 , an odd , almost mysterious , event occurred . War activities on the Western front came to a standstill (Veterans , 1998 . This lull of sorts became known as the Phony War or sitzkrieg (Veterans , 1998 . As the lull went on , the two camps of protagonists toughened up their war efforts for the inevitable onslaught (Veterans , 1998

Britain strengthened her defences , her air forces and sent a force to the European mainland (Veterans , 1998 . The French positioned themselves along the heavily fortified Maginot Line on the...