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Canadian troops landed at this beach on June 6, 1944, to help liberate the western European countries from German occupation.
What is "Juno Beach"
During these three months in 1944, the First Canadian Army fought to liberate Belgium from German occupation.
When was "September to November 1944".
This Canadian General commanded the First Canadian Army during the campaign to liberate Belgium.
Who is "General Crerar".
Following the end of the Normandy campaign in late August 1944, the First Canadian Army was given this task as their next assignment.
What is "to clear German occupied French ports along the English Channel coast to the north and east of the Normandy beaches".
This is the capital city of Belgium.
What is "Brussels".
The number of men and women who served in the Canadian military during the Second World War.
What is 'More then one million".
The name of the national Belgian resistance movement that assisted the Canadian troops.
What is the "White Brigade".
The nickname or narrative description given to the German rockets that were fired on England from launch sites along the French coast.
What is the "Buzz bomb".
The two famous Canadian First World War battlefield sites in Belgium.
What are "Ypres" and "Passchendaele".
The number of men and women who died in the campaign to liberate Belgium.
What is "more then 800".
This Canadian officer assumed command of First Canadian Army when General Crerar became ill and had to return to England.
Who is "Lieutenant-General Simonds".
The name of the amphibious vehicle that was often used to transport Canadian troops over the flooded terrain in Belgium and Holland.
What is the "Buffalo" transport vehicle.
The Belgium port city with the docking facilities that were so desperately needed by the Allies.
What is "Antwerp".
The distance between the city of Antwerp and the North Sea.
What is "approximately 80 kilometres".
This Canadian officer was awarded the Victoria Cross medal for most conspicuous bravery and courage during the Battle of Normandy.
Who is "Major David Vivian Currie".
The river that connects the port of Antwerp with the North Sea.
What is the "Scheldt River".
The French town that was the site of a failed landing by Canadian and British forces in August 1942.
What is "Dieppe".
This was the name given the heavily fortified French, Belgian and Dutch coastal areas of western Europe during the Second World War.
What is "Fortress Europe".
A ship from this country was the first one to navigate the Scheldt Estuary and sail into Antwerp harbour to unload its cargo.
What is "Canada".
The reason why it was so important for the Canadians to capture a channel port intact.
What is "to provide a safe facility for allied ships to offload supplies for the soldiers on the ground"