Sea 1
This group of 50-60 supply ships would travel together and would be escorted by 3-4 corvettes.
What is a convoy?
The only real result of Allied bombing was thousands of civilian deaths in this ___________.
What is “total” war?
This small, fast vessel accompanied larger supply ships.
What is a corvette?
By the end of the war, Canada’s air force became the _____________ in the world.
What is the 4th largest?
The German submarine crews termed the opening months of the war _______________ because they sunk Allied ships so easily and quickly.
What is “the Happy time”?
Although their contribution has often been overlooked, but they played a vital role in the war at sea. In the convoys, they sailed the cargo ships.
Who are the civilian sailors of the Merchant Marine?
In 1942, the _________________________ of German cities by the Allies had begun.
What is systematic bombing?
These two countries depended on a lifeline of supplies from North America during the war.
What are Britain and Russia?
Allied chiefs decided to try to destroy _______________________ by mercilessly pounding cities from the air.
What is the German fighting spirit?
On this night, 1000 bombers raided the city of Cologne.
What is May 30th?
German U-boats blasted merchant ships from these two countries as they steamed toward British ports.
What are Canada and the United States?
Later in the war, cities such as these faced wave upon wave of Allied bombers.
What are Berlin and Cologne?
At the outbreak of the war, the Royal Canadian Navy had ___ ships and __________ sailors.
What is 11 ships and 20000 sailors?
Between these days, Hamburg was attacked 8 times.
What is July 24th to 31st?
Cargo vessels were being sunk at the rate of ____________, and the Germans were busy building ___ U-boats for every 1 they lost.
What is 20/week and 8 U-boats?
Canada had the third largest navy in the world with nearly _____ warships and _________ personnel, including ______ women.
What is 400 warships, 113000 personnel, and 7000 women?
In the night, under fire, bombs often missed ________ and killed __________, mostly ________ and _________.
What are industrial targets, civilians, women and children?
In 1942, a U-boat torpedoed this ship and killed ___ people.
What is the Newfoundland car ferry and 136 people?
____ percent of Hamburg was destroyed by firebombs and ________ civilians were killed.
What is 60% and 80000 civillians?
In order to destroy hydroelectric installations, pilots had to fly ______________ and send _____________ bouncing along the water like skipping stones.
What is dangerously low and “spinning bombs”?
In 1942, the Allies lost 1164 ships, but these 4 factors eventually helped to ensure that supply ships got through to Britain.
What is better training, battle experience, improved radar for underwater detection of submarines, and protection provided by patrol aircraft?
In 1939, Canada's airforce was small. Pilots had to contend with these 8 factors.
What are fast enemy fighters, anti-aircraft fire, radar, poor weather, darkness, unreliable equipment, fatigue, and being found in the glare of enemy searchlights?
In 1942, German submarines penetrated this location and sank ___ merchant ships and __ naval escorts.
What is the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 19 merchant ships and 2 naval escorts?
The original aim of the bombing was to destroy these 5 targets.
What are German industries, railways, highways, bridges, and oil refineries?
This famous raid took place on __________, during which Canadian bombers took part in the daring raid on hydroelectric installations in ______________ of Germany.
What is the “Dambusters” raid; May 17th, 1943; and the Ruhr valley?