27, 1943), the Allied succeeded in driving the Germans out of Ortona * the Canadian loss was 2300 dead * in Italy, the fighting continued until June 1944, when the Allies finally gained control of Rome—90 000 Canadians participated in the Italian campaign; 5400 lost their lives * Battle of Britain, 1940 * The Blitz * the Battle of Britain was Germany`s first defeat—major victory for Britain—prevented Germany from launching a naval invasion against the island nation and had boosted the sagging morale of the British people * Dieppe * the Allies launched a series of quick raids on the English Channel * on August 19, 1942, the allies landed on the beaches of the French town of Dieppe * the raid was doomed from the start—a chance encounter with a German convoy on the English Channel alerted the Germans to the impending raid * as a result, the landing was delayed until daylight—they lost the element of surprise and cover of
27, 1943), the Allied succeeded in driving the Germans out of Ortona * the Canadian loss was 2300 dead * in Italy, the fighting continued until June 1944, when the Allies finally gained control of Rome—90 000 Canadians participated in the Italian campaign; 5400 lost their lives * Battle of Britain, 1940 * The Blitz * the Battle of Britain was Germany`s first defeat—major victory for Britain—prevented Germany from launching a naval invasion against the island nation and had boosted the sagging morale of the British people * Dieppe * the Allies launched a series of quick raids on the English Channel * on August 19, 1942, the allies landed on the beaches of the French town of Dieppe * the raid was doomed from the start—a chance encounter with a German convoy on the English Channel alerted the Germans to the impending raid * as a result, the landing was delayed until daylight—they lost the element of surprise and cover of