The Canadian Army in the Second World War

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military organization
gptkbp:casualties Over 45,000 killed
Over 55,000 wounded
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Canadian_Army_Headquarters
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Northwest_Europe_Campaign
D-Day landings
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:culturalImpact Remembrance Day ceremonies
War literature
Film and media representations
Canadian_identity
Veterans'_stories
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Bren_gun
Sherman tank
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:formed 1939
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Ottawa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Canadian Army in the Second World War
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:General_Harry_Crerar
gptkb:General_Andrew_McNaughton
gptkb:General_George_Kitching
gptkbp:language English
French
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Veterans_Affairs_Canada
War memorials
Canadian_military_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Battle_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Ortona
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Formation_of_the_Canadian_Forces
Occupation of Germany
Cold_War_operations
Integration_into_NATO
gptkbp:secondaryRole Ground combat
gptkbp:size Over 1 million personnel
gptkbp:training British_Army_training
Canadian_Army_training