World War 2

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Across
  1. 1. Plan to train pilots and aircrew in Canada, away from the fighting.
  2. 4. Women joined organizations like the Cross to help with war relief efforts.
  3. 6. Goods like rubber, metal, and nylon were difficult to get due to this type of collection drive.
  4. 9. The Allied invasion of the Italian mainland was known as the Campaign.
  5. 13. The British Commonwealth's highest military decoration for bravery.
  6. 14. The first Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross at Dieppe, he walked into captivity to minister to POWs.
  7. 15. This type of vessel was used by the Canadian Navy to find and destroy German U-boats.
  8. 17. A tactic used effectively by Canadians in the close-quarters fighting in Ortona.
  9. 22. A limit placed on the amount of certain goods (like sugar and butter) that could be purchased.
  10. 23. A key piece of legislation that led to late-war conscription for overseas service.
  11. 26. The first Canadian soldier to die in the war was a stewardess on the torpedoed liner Athenia.
  12. 27. On this date in 1939, Canada declared war on Germany, independently of Britain.
  13. 30. Allied landing site in France on June 6, 1944; Canadians took Juno beach.
Down
  1. 2. The Canadian general who commanded the First Canadian Army, including at Normandy.
  2. 3. Canadians captured this town in a brutal house-to-house battle in Italy, known as "Little Stalingrad".
  3. 5. Naval battle in which Canada's small navy played a crucial role protecting convoys.
  4. 7. Fascist leader of Italy during WWII.
  5. 8. Gardens grown at home to increase food supply and free up rations for troops overseas.
  6. 10. Women working in factories produced things like ships, aircraft, and tanks.
  7. 11. The failed large-scale raid on this French port in 1942 provided valuable lessons for D-Day.
  8. 12. Canadian naval service for women.
  9. 16. Certificates purchased by citizens to help fund the war effort.
  10. 18. Canadian city where the BCATP was headquartered.
  11. 19. German air force during WWII.
  12. 20. Canadian Prime Minister during the start of the Great Depression, defeated by King.
  13. 21. The Canadian 3rd Infantry Division landed on this beach on D-Day.
  14. 24. Prime Minister of Canada for most of WWII.
  15. 25. The Canadian Women's Army , one of the women's military branches.
  16. 28. The deliberate mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazis.
  17. 29. This city saw brutal, heavy fighting in the streets during the Italian Campaign.