Juno Beach Webquest

The Juno Beach Centre is a museum and cultural centre, which opened at Courseulles-sur-Mer, France on June 6, 2003. The Centre presents the war effort made by all Canadians, civilian and military alike, both at home and on the various fronts during the Second World War, as well as the manifold faces of contemporary Canadian society.

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/18

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at: www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “The Canadians in the Order of Battle” to

c) “It Promises to be an Exhausting Struggle...”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What was the strength of the Canadian Army’s Permanent Force in 1939? /1

2. What was the strength of the Permanent Active Militia in 1939? /1

3. What was the strength of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939? /1

4. How many pilots were there in 1939 in the RCAF? /1

5. What was the strength of the Royal Canadian Navy in 1939? /1

6. How many ships were there in the navy in 1939? /1

7. How long did Canadian Prime Minister Mckenzie King think the war would last? /1

8. What were the goals and priorities of the Canadian government under Prime Minister King? /7

9. What was the BCATP? What did it do? /2

10. What was the crisis in Quebec? /1

11. Who was the commander of the 1^st Canadian Infantry Division when it sailed for England in 1939? /1

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/33

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Return to Peace”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. When was V.E. Day? What does it stand for? /2

2. How did people celebrate V.E. Day in: Toronto; Ottawa; Halifax? /3

3. How did the Algonquin Regiment War Diary describe V.E. Day? /2

4. What is demobilization? What two jobs were left before there could be demobilization? /3

5. What was the unit created for the war in the Pacific? Who was to command this unit? How was it different form other Canadian units? /3

6. How did the military decide who to send home first? /3

7. How had Canada changed for the returning soldiers? /4

8. What was a “War Bride”? How many came home with the soldiers? /1

9. What did the government provide soldiers on demobilization? /6

10. How did Canada rank among the world powers? What evidence would support this /4

ranking?

11. What two international organizations did Canada join as a result of World War /2

Two?

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/34

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “Infantry”

4. Answer the following questions:

Infantry

1. What is the role of the infantry? /1

2. Why is the foot soldier important to armies? /1

3. What is an “O Group”? /1

4. What are “fire and movement tactics”? /2

5. What happens once an objective is secured? /3

6. What was the use of the “reserve force”? /2

7. Describe what British (and Canadian) defensive tactics were during the Second /2

World War.

8. What is the smallest infantry unit that can arrange for a concentration of support /2

weapons of different kinds? How many men would be in this unit?

9. What is in a “Support Company”? What do Pioneers do? /5

10. What was the most recognized part of the Canadian soldier’s kit? /1

11. According to Charlie Martin what was the number one priority of a soldier? Why? /2

12. What were the following: /6

a) Lee Enfield_________ b) Bren _____________ c) Sten _____________

d) Mortars ___________ e) Vickers ____________ f) PIAT ____________

13. What were the two types of radios that were carried by soldiers on their backs? /2

14. How many ___________________ are a ___________________? /4

A) Men in a section ________

B) Sections in a Platoon ________

C) Platoons in a Company ________

D) Companies in a Battalion ________

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/34

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “Artillery”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. How many guns were in an artillery regiment? How was an artillery regiment /2

organized?

2. Who were the “eyes” of the artillery? /1

3. What enabled artillery regiments to spread out their officers? /1

4. How many artillery regiments were there in a division? Armoured? /2

5. What does CRA stand for? /1

6. What does AGRA stand for? What was it? /2

7. What was the chief principle of the Royal Canadian Artillery? /1

8. What were “Mike” , “Uncle” and “Victor” targets? /3

9. What was the chief weapon of the Royal Canadian Artillery? Why was this /2

weapon preferred by the gunners?

10. What was the main type of ammunition used by the artillery? /1

11. How did George Blackburn describe the effect of heavy fire on the guns? /1

12. What was the elevation of a 25 pounder? /1

13. What was self-propelled artillery used for? What were the two types of self /3

propelled guns?

14. What was a “Kangaroo”? /1

15. What is a mortar? How many types of mortars were used by the Canadians? /2

16.What was the most feared German artillery piece of World War Two? /2

Why was it feared?

17. What was the maximum range that a “88" could fire? /1

18. What was the other German weapon that allied troops respected? What was its’ /2

nickname?

19. The artillery used three categories of weapons, name them. /3

20. The are two methods of engaging targets, what are they? /2

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/22

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “Victory in the Atlantic”

4. Answer the following questions:

Victory in the Atlantic

1. What led to the change of the balance of power in the Battle of the Atlantic? /6

2. What was the “Hedgehog”? /2

3. What sector of the Atlantic was placed under the control of Royal Canadian Navy? /1

4. Who was appointed as commander of this new theater? /1

5. How many U-Boats were sunk in May 1943? /1

6. What two developments did the German Kriegsmarine introduce to improve their /2

submarines?

7. Which four large scale combined operations were supported by the Royal Canadian /4

Navy? What is the famous code name for the third operation?

8. Match the role to the ship: /5

Ship Task

a) Minesweepers ______ Patrol Boat

b) Landing Craft ______ Anti-submarine warfare

c) Frigate ______ clear channels

d) Motor Torpedo Boat ______ anti-submarine warfare

e) Corvettes ______ move soldiers and vehicles to beachhead

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/26

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “Armoured Fighting Vehicles”

4. Answer the following questions:

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

1. What was the first tank built in Canada? How many were built? /2

2. What is the significance of the “Ram” tank? Was it ever used in battle? /2

3. What is an AFV? /1

4. How many roles did the British see for tanks on the battlefield? How did this differ /5

from the American view of tanks?

5. What was the standard battle tank of the allied armies? /1

6. What is a “DD” tank? What was it used for? /2

7. What problems were discovered when the main allied battle tank went into battle /2

against the Germans?

8. There was one modification that allowed some Shermans to fight effectively against /1

the German tanks. What was it?

9. What were the main advantages that the Sherman had over the Germans? /2

10. How many machine guns did a Sherman tank have? /1

11. There were two main German tanks in Normandy. What were they? /2

12. What is the main difference between the two tanks? Which one was more effective? /3

Which one was more feared?

13. Who was Michael Wittman? What did he do? /2

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/30

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions: 1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “Invasion of Sicily”

4. Answer the following questions:

Invasion of Sicily

1. What were the goals of the invasion of Sicily? What was the code name of the /3

invasion?

2. On what day was the invasion launched? /1

3. There were two allied armies that landed in Sicily, what were their names? Which /3

one did the Canadians belong to?

4. Which Canadian units landed in Sicily? Who were their commanders? /4

5. How did Canadian war diaries describe the landings? /1

6. On what day did the Canadians make contact with enemy units? /1

7. What nickname did the German commander give the Canadian troops? Why? /2

8. Which Canadian unit scaled Mount Assoro? Why was this an impressive /3

accomplishment?

9. What happened at Leonforte? Which units were involved in the fighting there? /3

10. How many artillery guns supported the attack on Agira? /1

11. Which units took part in the street fighting in Regalbuto? /3

12. How would you describe in a paragraph the fighting in Sicily? /5

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/52

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “The Roads to Victory” to

c) “The Italian Campaign”

4. Answer the following questions:

The Italian Campaign

1. What disagreement arose between United States President Roosevelt and British /2

Prime Minister Churchill?

2. What were the goals of the allies in invading Italy? /4

3. When did the invasion of Italy start? When did the Italian government surrender? /3

Were the Germans surprised by the Italian move?

4. Where did the Canadians land? What slowed down the Canadian advance? /1

5. How did Captain Durnford describe the advance? /3

6. What was the strategy of the German defenders in Italy? /2

7. Where is Ortona? When did the battle start? /2

8. What were the conditions under which the Canadians launched their attack on /4

Ortona?

9. Which Canadian units were involved in the fighting on December 8 &9, 1943 /2

around San Leonardo?

10. How did “A” Company of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment meet the /3

German attack on December 9, 1943?

11. Who attacked Casa Berardi? What did Captain Paul Triquet tell his men? What /5

did he earn for his actions?

12. How long did it take to capture Ortona once the city was reached? Describe the /2

fighting.

13. Which Canadian unit was sent to bolster the Canadians in Italy in 1944? Who /3

were their first commanders?

14. What was the name of the new unit formed when all of the Canadians in Italy /2

were grouped together? Who was the commander of the force?

15. Where was the “Gustav Line”? What was it designed to do? /3

16. Describe the fighting for Monte Casino. /3

17. How many casualties did the Canadian suffer in trying to breach the “Adolf /1

Hitler Line”?

18. When was Rome captured by the allies? What famous event happened two lays /2

later?

19. Describe the fighting to take the “Gothic Line”. /3

20. When did the 1^st Canadian Corps leave Italy? Where did it go? /1

21. How many Canadian casualties (killed and wounded) were suffered in Italy over /1

the course of the war?

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/42

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “D-Day”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What was the role of Bomber Command on D-Day? /1

2. Who were the first Canadians to land in France on D-Day? /1

3. There were two code names for the operations on D-Day. What were they and /4

what parts of the invasion did they apply to?

4. What was the immediate goal of the Normandy invasion? What was the long term /2

goal?

5. What was the code name of the Canadian beach on D-Day? How long was the /2

beach?

6. What were the names of the towns along this beach? /4

7. Which two Canadian units were ordered to attack along Juno Beach? Who /4

commanded the Canadian division? What army were they a part of?

8. What were the code names of the other beaches assaulted on D-Day? Two of /6

these beaches were British, which two divisions landed on these beaches?

9. Four field regiments of the Royal Canadian Artillery fired in support of the landing /5

from the decks of landing craft. Which targets were hit by:

12^th Field ________________________________________________________

13^th Field ________________________________________________________

14^th Field ________________________________________________________

19^th Field ________________________________________________________

How many guns are in a regiment?

10. How did Charles Martin describe the feeling of moving in towards the beach? /2

11. Match the Canadian assault regiment to the town they landed in front of: /5

a) 1^st Canadian Parachute Battalion _____ Courseulles-sur-Mer

b) Queen’s Own Rifles _____ Veraville

c) North Shore Regiment _____ Courseulles-sur-Mer

d) Regina Rifle Regiment _____ St, Aubin-sur-Mer

e) Royal Winnipeg Rifles _____ Bernieres-sur-Mer

12. What was the objective of the first assault troops on the beaches? /1

13. When did the artillery regiments land? /2

14. What was the job of the Royal Canadian Engineers on the beaches? /1

15. One of the Canadian regiments that landed on D-Day surprised the local inhabitants /1

of the area by speaking French to them in their local dialect. What was the name of the Regiment?

16. What were Canadian casualties on D-Day? /1

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/56

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “The Normandy Campaign”

4. Answer the following questions:

The Normandy Campaign

1. The Canadians were supposed to reach what objective near Carpiquet. What was /1

there?

2. Which two Canadian units captured the village of Buron. What is the other name of /3

the armoured unit that captured Buron?

3. Which German unit counter-attacked them? /1

4. Describe the fighting on June 8^th & 9^th. /2

5. On June 11^th the Canadian attack on Mesnil-Patry was driven back. Which two units /3

suffered heavily in this attack? Why was this day still good for the allies in general?

6. What was the allied strategy in Normandy? /3

7. Describe the fighting that took place at Carpiquet on July 4, 1944. /3

8. When did Caen, an objective that supposed to be captured on D-DAY, fall /1

to the allies?

9. Describe the battlefield after Canadians finally recaptured Authies and Abbaye /3

d’Ardenne.

10. The Canadian army grew in sise during the Normandy campaign. What other units /4

came over. What larger unit did they form? Who was the commander of that unit?

11. What was the codename of the attack on July 18, 1944? What was the result of the /2

attack?

12. Who was the commander of the 1^st Canadian Army? What nationalities joined /7

together to make up this army?

13. What was operation Spring? What was unique or different about this attack? /3

14. Why was July 25^th 1944 one of the bloodiest days during World War Two? /2

15. What was operation Totalize? What was unique or different about this attack? /3

16. How would you summarize the fighting that took place in Normandy from June /5

7 - August 21^st, 1944?

17. Why was the battle of the Falaise gap so important? What did the Falaise gap look /4

like after the battle?

18. What were the overall Canadian casualties in Normandy in 1944? /1

19. Research the events that took place Abbaye d’Ardenne.on June 8, 1944. What /5

happened?

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/22

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “The Battle of the Scheldt”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. After the fighting in Normandy the Canadians were assigned a new role. What was it /2

and why was it important?

2. Why were some of these places strongly defended? /1

3. Where is Antwerp? Why was it not used by the allies right away? /2

4. What is the “Scheldt”? What challenges waited the Canadians in trying to clear it? /5

5. Why was October 13 known as “Black Friday”? /1

6. What is the other name the 10^th Armoured Regiment was known by? /1

7. Why was fighting difficult around the Leopold Canal? /2

8. How long did it take to capture both North and South Beveland islands? Why did /2

it take so long?

9. Describe the fighting for Walachren island. /5

10 When did supplies start flowing into Antwerp? /1

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/17

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “The Liberation of the Netherlands”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. Why did the Canadian army desperately need a rest during the winter of 1944-5? /1

2. What did Defence Minister J.D. Ralston suggest? What led him to this idea? Why /3

was this idea controversial?

3. Where is the Rhineland? What was the goal of Operation Veritable? Why was /3

resistance expected to be difficult?

4. What was the nickname of the 3^rd Canadian Infantry Division? Why do you think /2

that they got this name?

5. Having read the description of the fighting in the Hochwald, why would the seizure /2

of Calcar Ridge be important to the Canadian advance?

6. What was Operation Plunder? What was the main worry of allied commanders in /2

this operation?

7. Describe what Operation Varsity was designed to do. /1

8. After the crossing of the Rhine what became the main areas of operation for the /2

1^st Canadian Army?

9. What was the main fear of the Dutch at this stage of the war? /1

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/36

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “The Canadians in the Order of Battle” to

c) “Submarine Attacks in the St. Lawrence”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What advantages did U-553 have when it started attacking ships in the St. Lawrence /2

river?

2. How many ships were sunk in the St. Lawrence river? /1

3. What was the other mission of the U-boats? /1

4. How did the Royal Canadian Navy react to these attacks? /3

5. Who was Admiral Doentiz? /1

6. What was the S.S. Caribou and what happened to it? /2

7. Why were convoys to Murmansk important?

8. What did the allies ship to Russia? Why were these goods important to both the /11

Russians and the western allies (Britain, Canada and the United States)?

9. Describe the conditions under which the Murmansk convoys operated. /4

10. How many U-Boats operated in the Atlantic in the fall of 1942? /1

11. What measures are taken to push the U-boat threat back into the mid-Atlantic? /1

12. What advantages did the Germans have over the allies in the fall of 1942? /2

13.. How many ships did the Royal Canadian Navy lose during the fall of 1942? /4

14. What did our allies think of Canadian efforts in the Battle of the Atlantic? Did /4

Canadian officers agree with these views?

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/45

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “The Canadians in the Order of Battle” to

c) “The Dieppe Raid”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What were the long term and short term goals of the Dieppe raid? /2

Short Term Long Term

2. What assumptions had to be tested prior to the invasion of Europe by the western /3

allies?

3. Describe the Dieppe area. Does it sound like a good place to launch an attack from /5

the sea? Why?

4. Why were the Canadians chosen for the attack? Were they happy being chosen? /2

5. How many troops were landed at Dieppe? Were they all Canadian? /2

6. How many ships were there? /1

7. Which unit landed at Varengeville? Was the attack successful? Why? /3

8. Which units landed at Pourville? Was the attack successful? Why? /4

9. Who won the Victoria Cross at Pourville? What did he do? /2

10. Which unit landed at Berneval? Was the attack successful? Why? /3

11. Which units landed at Puys? Was the attack successful? Why? /5

12. Which units landed on the main beaches at Dieppe? Was the attack successful? /6

Why?

13. Who won the Victoria Cross at Dieppe? What did he do? /2

14. What were the lessons learned from the Dieppe Raid?

15. Compare the number of men and ships landed at Dieppe and on D-Day? What /5

does this tell you about the difference between a raid and an invasion?

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/89

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “1^st Canadian Parachute Battalion”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What was the original role for Canadian paratroops during World War Two? /1

2. Where did Canadian paratroopers train? /2

3. How many jumps did a recruit have to make to be qualified as a paratrooper? /1

4. What happened to the 2^nd Canadian Parachute Battalion? /1

5. What unit was the 1^st Canadian Parachute Battalion sent to serve with? /1

6. How many men served in a parachute battalion? /1

7. What were the 4 principles that General Hill based the training of his soldiers /8

around? Explain why each of these principles was important to him.

8. Describe the test that the paratroops had to pass. Why do you think hey were given /3

this test?

9. What was the task of the Canadian paratroopers on D-Day? /3

10. How many men were lost by the 1^st Canadian Parachute Battalion in the battles in /2 Normandy? What is the percentage of losses for the battalion?

11. There were 4 more significant operations during the war for the 1^st Canadian /4

Parachute Battalion. Name them. How many involved actually jumping from airplanes?

12. What use do paratroopers serve on a battlefield? What would recruiters look for in a /5

potential recruit?

The Battle for the Village of Varaville

13. What task was assigned to “C” Company of the 1^st Canadian Parachute Battalion? /3

14. A company of soldiers usually consists of about 150 men. How many did “C” /1

Company have for this attack?

15. What is a battery? How did the Canadians try to silence the one at Veraville? /2

16. How did Major Mcleod die? What are the names of the men who died with him? /4

17. How many men did Captain Hanson command after the death of Major Mcleod? /3

Did he have the strength to overtake the German position? What did he order

his men to do?

18. How did Corporal Hartigan deal with the enemy emplacement? /1

19. What did the code word “Blood” signify? Why wouldn’t this message be sent in /2

plain language?

20. Using the names of the paratroopers in the answer to question 4 find out where the /36

men are buried by researching their graves at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Find the following information:

Name, Rank, DOB, DOD, Awards, Cemetery, Plot, Row and Grave #.

21. Paratroopers are considered to be “elite” soldiers. Based on what you have read why /5

would this be the case?

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/30

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Events” to

b) “Roads to Victory” to

c) “The Invasion of Sicily”; to “Canadian Army Units in Sicily”; or

“The Italian Campaign”; to “Canadian Army Units in Italy”; or

“D-Day” to “Canadian Army Units in the Normandy Landings”; or

“The Normandy Campaign”, to “Canadian Army Units in Normandy from July 1944"

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What do the initials RCA mean?

2. What do the initials RCASC mean?

3. In which division was the Loyal Edmonton Regiment found?

4. In which division was the Irish Regiment of Canada found?

5. In which division was the Lord Strathcona’s Horse found?

6. In which division was the 4^th Field Regiment, RCA found?

7. In which division was the West Nova Scotia Regiment found?

8. In which division was the Essex Scottish Regiment found?

9. In which division was the Stormount Dundas & Glengary Highlanders found?

10. In which division was the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa found?

11. In which division was the Governor General’s Foot Guards found?

12. In which division was the Regina Rifles Regiment found?

13. In which division was the Black Watch of Canada found?

14. In which division was the 14^th Field Regiment, RCA found?

15. In which division was the 4^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA found?

16. In which division was the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders found?

17. In which division was the Princes Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry found?

18. In which division was the Royal 22e Regiment found?

19. In which division was the South Saskatchewan Regiment found?

20. What was the name of the unit assigned as Headquarters defence for the 1^st Canadian Army?

21. The Lanark & Renfrew Scottish Regiment served during World War Two in what capacity?

22. I need the name of at least one unit from each province: /9

a) Nova Scotia: _________________________________

b) New Brunswick: _________________________________

c) Prince Edward Island: _________________________________

d) Quebec: _________________________________

e) Ontario: _________________________________

f) Manitoba: _________________________________

g) Saskatchewan: _________________________________

h) Alberta: _________________________________

i) British Columbia: _________________________________

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/36

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “People to

b) “Canada”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. How many people listed under Canadian personalities attended the Royal Military /1

College in Kingston?

2. Three of the Canadian personalities listed were born outside of Canada. Name them. /3

3. Which Canadian general began their military career as a private? /1

4. Which Canadian personalities won the Military Cross (M.C.)? /2

5. One of the people listed attended a Canadian College that trained officers that was /2

not located in Kingston. What is the name of the college? Who was the person who

attended?

6. Prior to becoming generals these officers would have begun their mititary career in /1

a “trade” such as the armoured corps, infantry etc. What was the most common “trade”

that a Canadian general studied before they were promoted to general officer status?

7. Two “civilian” universities are prominent on this list. Name them. /2

8. One Canadian general studied at the British military college at Sandhurst. Who was /1

that person?

9. How many Canadians listed were awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O)? /3

10. Two of the people listed served in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War /2

One.` Who were they?

11. Which of the following personalities served with: /7

Royal Canadian Engineers: _____

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada _____

Princess Louise Fusiliers _____

Royal Canadian Regiment _____

85^th Battalion, Canadian Infantry _____

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry _____

Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery _____

12. How many of the people listed served in the part time army (the Militia or /1

“reserves”) at one time?

13. How many people listed served as Minister of National Defense at one time or /1

another?

14. How many of the people listed at one time or another commanded: /9

1^st Canadian Infantry Division ____

2^nd Canadian Infantry Division ____

3^rd Canadian Infantry Division ____

4^th Canadian Armoured Division ____

5^th Canadian Armoured Division ____

6^th Canadian Infantry Division (Pacific) ____

1^st Canadian Corps ____

2^nd Canadian Corps ____

1^st Canadian Army ____

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/20

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “People to

b) “Canada”

4. Match the personality in Column “A” to the description in Column “B”

A B

a) Lt. General Burns ______ considered the best Canadian General of World War Two

b) Major General Hoffmeister ______ commanded 2^nd Infantry Division during the Dieppe Raid

c) Air Marshal Breadner ______ commanded 1^st Canadian Infantry Division, I Canadian Corps and finally 1^st Canadian Army, later became Minister of National Defence

d) W.L. Mackenzie King ______ in charge of artillery planning for several major military operations

e) Colonel Ralston ______ from January 1944 served as Air Marshal and RCAF Chief

f) Air Vice-Marshal Leckie ______ commanded 4^th Canadian Armoured Division, closed Falaise Gap

g) Major-General Vokes ______ Canada’s Prime Minister during World War Two

h) Lt. General Charles Foulkes ______ replaced Major-General Keller as commander of 3^rd Infantry Division

i) Air Vice-Marshal Croil ______ commanded Canadian Occupation Forces in Germany after the war

j) C.D. Howe ______ recommended the drafting of 15,000 men for service in Europe after high casualties in Normandy

k) Admiral Murray ______ commanded 3^rd Canadian Infantry Division on D-Day and in Normandy

l) Major-General Matthews ______ nicknamed “Minister of Everything”

m) Lt. General Simmonds ______ awarded the Distinguished Service Order as commander of the Seaforth Highlanders

n) General H.D.G. Crerar ______ Served as Minister for Defence for Air

o) Major-General Roberts ______ made Commander in Chief Canadian Northwest Atlantic

p) Major-General Spry ______ first Canadian to command a British warship

q) General McNaughton ______ commanded 2^nd Canadian Infantry Division after General Burns, later I Canadian Corps

r) Major-General Keller ______ served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in World War One as a signaler, awarded the Military Cross

s) Admiral Nelles ______ Commanded 1^st Canadian Army

t) Major-General Kitching _____ became Chief of Air Staff , later Chief Air Marshal

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/25

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “Canadian Women’s Army Corps”

4. Answer the following questions:

Canadian Women’s Army Corps

1. What two factors led to the creation of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps /2

(CWAC)?

2. Prior to the creation of this unit what jobs were open to women in the military. /1

3. What were the requirements for recruits into the CWAC? /7

4. What were the responsibilities of the CWACs? /10

5. Were CWACs treated the same as their male counterparts? Explain. /4

6. How many women served in uniform during World War Two? /1

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/10

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “Royal Canadian Engineers”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the principle task of the Royal Canadian Engineers? /1

2. How many companies of engineers did an infantry division have? Armoured? /2

3. What did tasks did the Canadian engineers do during the following operations: /3

a) Gibralter:

b) Spitsbergen

c) Dieppe

4. What was the most significant lesson of the Dieppe raid for Canadian engineers ? /1

5. What was an AVRE? /1

6. What were some of the less glamorous and publicized jobs for the engineers? /2

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Juno Beach Webquest

Name(s): ________________________ Marks: ______/35

The Juno Beach Centre was established in Canada as a non-profit organization. A Board of Directors based in Burlington, Ontario runs the Association. The President is Garth Webb, a D-Day veteran.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage has designated the Juno Beach landing site to be a site of national historic significance to Canada.

Instructions:

1. You are to go to the Juno Beach Centre website at:www.junobeach.org

2. Click on “Canada in World War Two: An Online Museum of the Canadian War Effort”

3. Follow the Links: a) “Arms & Weapons” to

b) “On Land” to

c) “Supplying Canada’s Field Army Overseas”

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What is an essential pre-condition of any military campaign? /2

2. What is the difference between the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and the Royal /2

Canadian Army Service Corps?

The Auxiliary Corps

3. What was the mission of the Auxiliary Corps? /1

4. Matching: /4

a) Canadian Postal Corps _____ marked safe routes for troop movement

b) Canadian Provost Corps _____ ran motorcycle and related services

c) Canadian Forestry Corps _____ most important job was troop morale

d) Royal Canadian Corps of Signals _____ served in Scotland and the Ardennes

The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

5. What roles did the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC) fulfill? /1

6. What was the job of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers /1

(RCEME)?

7. What would you find in an Ordnance Field Park? /2

8. How many vehicles were produced by Canadian factories for Canadian and allied /1

armies?

9. What sorts of comforts did RCOC provide soldiers. /2

The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

10. What is POL? Why would it be important? /2

11. What is the Quartermaster-General? /1

12. What is a divisional column? What was it made up of? /2

13. What did an Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) Tipper Platoon do? /3

What is the “sharp end”? How do you think that it got this name?

14. Why was it important for the RCASC to establish a Catering Wing? /1

The Mediterranean Theatre

15. Why was the loss of three merchant ships prior to the invasion of Sicily devastating? /1

Northwest Europe

16. How soon after the landings on Juno Beach did RCASC troops land? What were /2

their casualties?

17. During the first days of the D-Day landings there was little room for the storage of /4

supplies. Where were the supplies being stored? What would the biggest fear be for

RCASC officers during this time?

18. What made the fighting in the Netherlands complicated for the RCASC? /1

19. By the end of the war the RCASC was responsible for supplying how many Canadian /2

soldiers in Europe? In addition to these soldiers who was the RCASC also providing

relief for?