Juno Beach Battle Analysis

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The Battle of Vimy Ridge, Dieppe, and Juno Beach are among the most notable battles in the history of Canadian warfare. The vast majority of Canadians are unaware of Canada’s contribution in the Battle of Hong Kong during WWII. Although Hong Kong was half a world away, Canadian troops were eager to help the British symbolically defend the colony. The troops’ willpower and bravery had brought them through terrible years of suffering in “one of the darkest stories in Canadian military history”. The Battle of Hong Kong effectively demonstrated Canada’s willingness to stand by its allies and make many sacrifices for the war effort. As Canadians were called to action when the Japanese onslaught attacked Hong Kong, Canadian troops resisted bravely, displaying uncommon heroism, willpower, and courage through their unwillingness to surrender, …show more content…
Before the battle had taken place, Winston knew that Hong Kong would be extremely hard to defend, as it was only defended by four ineffective battalions that would be of little help if anyone had chosen to attack the colony.

Churchill’s mind changed when military leaders had convinced him that defending Hong Kong would be a symbolic demonstration of strength. Thus, rather than sacrificing Britain’s own troops, military leaders in London asked Canada for help, convinced that it would be a military threat to scare off the Japanese. (Battle 6)

Mackenzie King was cautious regarding sending troops to help Britain ever since Canada’s growing independence after WWI. Being certain that Japan would never attack Britain successfully, King agreed to send two Canadian battalions to defend the colony Hong Kong: the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of
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