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If Day

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If Day ("Si un jour", "If one day") was a simulated Nazi German invasion and occupation of the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and surrounding areas on 19 February 1942, during the Second World War. [1]

65 relations: BBC News, Blackout (wartime), Blank (cartridge), Blitzkrieg, Book burning, Brandon, Manitoba, Buffalo coat, Cabinet (government), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian dollar, Carnegie library, Caucus, Civil defense siren, Colonel, CTV Television Network, Dueling scar, Flag of Germany, Flash-lamp, Front (military), Gauleiter, Gestapo, Girl Guides, Guy Maddin, Heinrich Himmler, Hollywood, Hudson's Bay Company, John Bracken, John Draper Perrin, John Queen, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, Life (magazine), Lower Fort Garry, Maclean's, Manitoba, Minnesota, My Winnipeg, National War Finance Committee, Nazi Germany, Neepawa, Newsweek, Paris, Pathé News, Reichsmark, Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Scouts Canada, Selkirk, Manitoba, The Christian Science Monitor, The Great-West Life Assurance Company, ..., The New York Times, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, The War of the Worlds (radio drama), The Winnipeg Grenadiers, Union Jack, Vancouver, Virden, Manitoba, War bond, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Public Library, Winnipeg Tribune, World War I, World War II, 12th Manitoba Dragoons. Expand index (15 more) »

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Blackout (wartime)

A blackout during war, or in preparation for an expected war, is the practice of collectively minimizing outdoor light, including upwardly directed (or reflected) light.

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Blank (cartridge)

A blank is a type of cartridge for a firearm that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot.

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Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg (German, "lightning war") is a method of warfare whereby an attacking force, spearheaded by a dense concentration of armoured and motorised or mechanised infantry formations with close air support, breaks through the opponent's line of defence by short, fast, powerful attacks and then dislocates the defenders, using speed and surprise to encircle them with the help of air superiority.

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Book burning

Book burning is the ritual destruction by fire of books or other written materials, usually carried out in a public context.

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Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

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Buffalo coat

A buffalo coat is a heavy winter garment made from the bison, which also commonly known as the "buffalo" (though not closely related to African or Asian buffaloes).

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Cabinet (government)

A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.

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Carnegie library

A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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Caucus

A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.

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Civil defense siren

A civil defense siren (also known as an air-raid siren or tornado siren) is a siren used to provide emergency population warning of approaching danger and sometimes to indicate when the danger has passed.

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Colonel

Colonel ("kernel", abbreviated Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks.

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CTV Television Network

The CTV Television Network (commonly referred to as CTV) is an English-language broadcast television network in Canada launched in 1961.

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Dueling scar

Dueling scars (Schmisse) have been seen as a "badge of honour" since as early as 1825.

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Flag of Germany

The flag of Germany or German Flag (Flagge Deutschlands) is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red, and gold (Schwarz-Rot-Gold).

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Flash-lamp

The electric flash-lamp uses electric current to start flash powder burning, to provide a brief sudden burst of bright light.

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Front (military)

A military front or battlefront is a contested armed frontier between opposing forces.

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Gauleiter

A Gauleiter was the party leader of a regional branch of the NSDAP (more commonly known as the Nazi Party) or the head of a Gau or of a Reichsgau.

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Gestapo

The Gestapo, abbreviation of Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe.

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Girl Guides

Girl Guides and Girl Scouts are a Scouting movement found worldwide, originally and still largely designed for girls and women only.

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Guy Maddin

Guy Maddin, (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) of Germany.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group.

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John Bracken

John Bracken, (June 22, 1883 – March 18, 1969) was an agronomist, the 11th and longest-serving Premier of Manitoba (1922–1943) and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–1948).

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John Draper Perrin

John Draper Perrin (August 26, 1890 – September 19, 1967) was a Canadian entrepreneur, mining executive and civic leader.

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John Queen

John Queen (February 11, 1882 – July 15, 1946) was a Manitoba politician, and the second parliamentary leader of that province's Independent Labour Party.

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Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is the viceregal representative in Manitoba of the, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealth realms and any subdivisions thereof, and resides predominantly in oldest realm, the United Kingdom.

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Life (magazine)

Life was an American magazine that ran regularly from 1883 to 1972 and again from 1978 to 2000.

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Lower Fort Garry

Lower Fort Garry was built in 1830 by the Hudson's Bay Company on the western bank of the Red River, north of the original Fort Garry (now in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada).

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Maclean's

Maclean's is a Canadian news magazine that was founded in 1905, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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My Winnipeg

My Winnipeg is a 2007 film directed and written by Guy Maddin with dialogue by George Toles.

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National War Finance Committee

The National War Finance Committee was set up in Canada in December 1941 by the Department of Finance.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Neepawa

Neepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly magazine founded in 1933.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Pathé News

Pathé News was a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 until 1970 in the United Kingdom.

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Reichsmark

The Reichsmark (sign: ℛℳ) was the currency in Germany from 1924 until 20 June 1948 in West Germany, where it was replaced with the Deutsche Mark, and until 23 June in East Germany when it was replaced by the East German mark.

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Roland Fairbairn McWilliams

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, (October 10, 1874 – December 10, 1957) was a Canadian politician and office-holder.

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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air force of Canada.

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Royal Winnipeg Rifles

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (R Wpg Rif) are a Primary Reserve one-battalion infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.

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Scouts Canada

Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association providing programs for young people of all genders aged 5 to 26, with the stated aim "to help develop well rounded youth, better prepared for success in the world.". Scouts Canada, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

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Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located on the Red River about northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg.

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The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition.

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The Great-West Life Assurance Company

The Great-West Life Assurance Company (also Great-West Life, French: La Great-West, compagnie d'assurance-vie) is a life insurance company.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.

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The War of the Worlds (radio drama)

"The War of the Worlds" is an episode of the American radio drama anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air.

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The Winnipeg Grenadiers

The Winnipeg Grenadiers was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army formed on 1 April 1908 under General Order No.

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Union Jack

The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Virden, Manitoba

Virden is a town in southwestern Manitoba.

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War bond

War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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Winnipeg Free Press

The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Winnipeg Public Library

The Winnipeg Public Library (Bibliothèque publique de Winnipeg) is a public library service that is provided by the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Winnipeg Tribune

The Winnipeg Tribune was a metropolitan daily newspaper serving Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from January 28, 1890 to August 27, 1980.

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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.

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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.

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12th Manitoba Dragoons

The 12th Manitoba Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army that is currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_Day

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