In 1917, a catastrophic event occurred in Halifax, Canada, when the steamship Mont Blanc, loaded with nearly 3000 metric tons of explosives, collided with the Imo, which was transporting supplies for the Belgian Relief Commission.
All three of these battles are connected in different ways. One way that they are all connected, is that they are all some of Canada's most defining military Moments. They have all helped shaped Canada's independence, economy, and how the world sees us today. Both the Halifax Explosion and Vimy Ridge happened in the same year during WW1. The explosives that where being transported on Mont Blanc where meant to help out the French during the war. Both D-Day and Vimy Ridge are connected because it was the most successful battles to that day,and it got Canada's Military respect from other countries. Even though the Halifax Explosion was years before D-Day, they are still connected. They are connected because many lifes where lost, so it made Canada change there ways.
D-Day
Included over 10000 Canadian soldiers from different military
branches, such as Navy, RCAF, and Army
Dozens of Canadians were killed trying to get the allied troops out of the sea and onto land. This bravery showed the world that Canada has a courageous military.
Canadas 3rd Infantry Division was in the first wave and took many casualties
The Canadian Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and 2nd Armoured Brigade fought in this battle, and Canada had 1074 soldiers injured or killed
Without all of Canada's troops from air, land, and sea, D-Day would have been unsuccessful
RCAF sent 15 fighter and fighter-bomber squadrons to the assault.
Juno beach is a 10 km strip of land of a French coastline, and it happened on June 6th, 1944
Canada decided to join this battle to prove that our military is successful. We proved that we are but it costed lots of lives.
Juno Beach was occupied by Germany for over 4 years, so Canada decided to Join one final battle to take control of the land, and because of Canada they succeeded
Vimy Ridge
The four divisions worked together to capture vimy ridge from German soldiers and achieved.
Showed the world how we were dedicated to win
This battle helped lay down the start of Canada’s independence, and even got us our own separate signature in the Treaty of Versailles
This battle included four Canadian divisions and had a total of 10602 casualties or injured soldiers.
French and British troops have tried many times to capture this area but failed but when Canada did they were impressed.
Canada’s first major battle that showed the world our distinct national army
Vimy ridge happened during WW1 from April 9th to April 12th, 1917, it took place on the western front, of northern France
It was the largest amount of area gained during that time in WW1
This is Canada’s most victorious battle yet in WW1
Halifax explotion
Mont blanc then caught on fire which caused a massive crowd to surround the bay to watch. At around 9:04 Mont Blanc exploded causing over 2000 people were killed and 9000 where injured. Over 1600 buildings were destroyed and a tsunami was created.
Canada had never had such a big explosion on there soil so they ended up putting
A steamship called the Mont Blanc was carrying almost 3000 metric tons of explosives which was meant to help out in the war, hit another boat called the Imo. Imo was carrying supplies for the Belgian Relief Commission and on its way out of the harbour came in contact with Mont Blanc.
Caused lots of factories that where needed for the war to be destroyed
This happened on December 6, 1917
It happened in Halifax, Canada in the Halifax harbor
The news of this explosion got around quickly so Canada, and the US sent aid
Largest explosion on Canadian soil, with many people killed, injured or left homeless
