2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Second Army (United Kingdom)

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between 2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Second Army (United Kingdom)

2nd Canadian Division during World War II vs. Second Army (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Canadian Division, an infantry division of the Canadian Army, was mobilized for war service on 1September 1939 at the outset of World War II. The British Second Army was a field army active during the First and Second World Wars.

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician, demagogue, and revolutionary, who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Adolf Hitler · Adolf Hitler and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Antwerp · Antwerp and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Battle for Caen

The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name for the fighting between the British Second Army and German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and vicinity, during the Battle of Normandy.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Battle for Caen · Battle for Caen and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and British Army · British Army and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Caen

Caen (Norman: Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Caen · Caen and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Falaise Pocket

The Falaise Pocket or Battle of the Falaise Pocket (12 – 21 August 1944) was the decisive engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Falaise Pocket · Falaise Pocket and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Falaise, Calvados

Falaise is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Falaise, Calvados · Falaise, Calvados and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

First Canadian Army

The First Canadian Army (1reArmée canadienne) was a field army and the senior formation of the Canadian Army that served on the Western Front from July 1944 until May 1945 during the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and First Canadian Army · First Canadian Army and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and General (United Kingdom) · General (United Kingdom) and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Juno Beach

Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Juno Beach · Juno Beach and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Normandy landings · Normandy landings and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Oldenburg

Oldenburg is an independent city in the district of Oldenburg in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Oldenburg · Oldenburg and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Operation Atlantic

Operation Atlantic (18–21 July 1944) was a Canadian offensive during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Operation Atlantic · Operation Atlantic and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Operation Charnwood

Operation Charnwood was an Anglo-Canadian offensive that took place from 8 to 9 July 1944, during the Battle for Caen, part of the larger Operation Overlord (code-name for the Battle of Normandy), in the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Operation Charnwood · Operation Charnwood and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Operation Goodwood

Operation Goodwood was a British offensive in the Second World War, that took place between 18 and 20 July 1944 as part of the battle for Caen in Normandy, France.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Operation Goodwood · Operation Goodwood and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Operation Overlord · Operation Overlord and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Operation Veritable

Operation Veritable (also known as the Battle of the Reichswald) was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8 February and 11 March 1945 during the final stages of the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Operation Veritable · Operation Veritable and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Rhine

--> The Rhine (Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,, Italiano: Reno, Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Rhine · Rhine and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Siegfried Line

The term Siegfried Line refers to two different German defensive lines, one during the First World War and the other during the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and Siegfried Line · Second Army (United Kingdom) and Siegfried Line · See more »

World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and World War I · Second Army (United Kingdom) and World War I · See more »

World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and World War II · Second Army (United Kingdom) and World War II · See more »

XXX Corps (United Kingdom)

XXX Corps (30 Corps) was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and XXX Corps (United Kingdom) · Second Army (United Kingdom) and XXX Corps (United Kingdom) · See more »

21st Army Group

The 21st Army Group was a World War II British headquarters formation, in command of two field armies and other supporting units, consisting primarily of the British Second Army and the First Canadian Army.

21st Army Group and 2nd Canadian Division during World War II · 21st Army Group and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

7th Army (Wehrmacht)

The 7th Army was a World War II field army of the German land forces.

2nd Canadian Division during World War II and 7th Army (Wehrmacht) · 7th Army (Wehrmacht) and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »