In my third paragraph I will talk about Vimy Ridge, lead by the great General Arthur Currie and his success with Canada. I will be giving examples of why I think that allied leadership during World War One was ineffective. In 1916, at the beginning of the war was the battle of Somme. The battle was fought in Somme, France. Douglas Haig was leading the British, and was a very stubborn leader.
One of the greatest crisis’s in Canada during WWI and WWII was conscription. Conscription means all able bodied men would be required to join the army. This subject divided the country, with the English-Canadians in support of the matter and the French-Canadians against the matter. (Cruxton and Wilson,118). The issue was dealt with differently in 1917 under the direction of Sir Robert Borden than it was during WWII under the direction of William Lion Mackenzie King.
3. The R.C.N - Royal Canadian Navy - and Merchant Marines were essential to the Battle of the Atlantic. Protecting convoys of supplies crossing the Atlantic to provide the Allies with food, clothing, medical supplies, munitions etc. The War at Sea was won by Canadians and the naval blockade of Germany aided in their defeat. Canada had a
Henry had a very aggressive policy on France throughout his rein until he eventually decided on trying to become the peacemaker of Europe. Henry wanted to regain the lost territory in northern France so he could be seen as a Great War lord with visions of honour and glory but also to challenge Henry V’s title of the last great English warrior. The first sign of this aim being put into place is the first French war from 1512-1514. However the first expedition on June 1512 was a disastrous failure as Ferdinand of Aragon didn’t hold up his end of the deal for an allied invasion. This shows Henrys naivety in foreign policy and the other European powers were using him to benefit themselves whilst sending him to his downfall.
Doyle 1 Camp X greatly contributed to the allied victory of World War Two, Canadian history, and history in general as it was also the forerunner to the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). With Britain facing uncertainty in the war, Prime Minister Winston Churchill wanted something to be done fast to turn the war effort in their favor. Therefore the Canadians led by William Stephenson, who was a close ally to Churchill, created a secret military training base to prepare a new breed of soldier. Camp X was then born to gather intelligence to be used strategically towards the war effort. It was this factor that helped create the victory of D-Day and lead to the allied victory.
Band Of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose In 1942, the United States entered World War 2 after the Japanese fleet attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl on the side of the Allied forces, Canada, Britain, and Russia. This turned the tide of the war in favor of the allies and over the next few years Hitler's forces were pushed back across Europe which left Hitler with only Germany and France under his control. By the spring of 1943, the Allied High Command was able to go on the offensive and as such began planning a major offense for the spring of 1944. This operation was given the Code name "Operation Overlord" and was designed to provide the Allied forces with a foothold in German occupied France from which they could liberate the rest of France and then advance into Germany.
Negotiations last for 18 months during which dissenting ministers, along with rulings from the Supreme Court and various provincial courts, threatened to foil the efforts. Trudeau reached an agreement with nine of the Premiers, with the notable exception of Lévesque. Quebec's refusal to agree to the new constitution became a source of continued acrimony between the federal and Quebec governments. The Charter is intended to protect certain political and civil rights of people in Canada from the policies and actions of all levels of government. It is also supposed to unify Canadians around a set of principles that embody those rights.
After months following D-Day the Allies needed a good seaport so that they could continue to bring in war supplies, which meant that the Canadians had to go to battle. This was indeed the battle of the Scheldt; it was the best waterway for boats to bring in war supplies. The Canadians four main operations to capture it they had to clear the area North of Antwerp and to have an access into South Beveland, they had to wipeout Breskens behind the Leopold Canal, to capture both South Beveland and Walcheren Island. The second Canadian Infantry Division made their way through enemy paratroopers on the eastern end of South Beveland, and on October 16th they had captured Woensdrecht; the entrance to South Beveland. During this, Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery made the opening of the Scheldt estuary the most
America later entered the war on the side of the Allies in , despite their efforts to stay neutral. America entered WW1 for three reasons, German submarine warfare, the Zimmerman Telegram, and economic interests with Britain and France. America entered WW1 because of German Submarine warfare. U.S ships traveling to Britain were sunk and damaged while traveling to Germany because of German announced unrestricted warfare against all ships
His greatest military achievement came in the Battle of the Bulge, where his tactical leadership and logistical genius helped him turn around his main forces to drive back the German’s final counter-offensive. General Patton successfully utilized mission command through understanding, visualizing, leading, and directing while commanding the biggest and bloodiest battle during World War II. To understand how General Patton utilized mission command to win the Battle of the Bulge, we must first understand the summary of events leading up to the Battle of the Bulge. World War II in Europe began in September 1939 and can be summarized into several main segments. The first being the German defeat of Polish and the surprisingly easy occupation of most of Western Europe.