1940
In rapid order, Germany defeated Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, and then France. It threatened the final Allied stronghold, Britain. There the Canadian army contiued to mobilize.
Invasion of France and the Low Countries: 10 May-4 June 1940 Canadian Destroyers in the English Channel: 28 May-30 June 1940 Corvettes for the Royal Canadian Navy: June 1940 Canadian 1st Infantry Brigade in France: 13-18 June 1940 1st Canadian Division in Britain-"McNaughton's Flying Circus": July 1940 CPR Air Services Department: July 1940 Convoy System: 1940-1945 Battle of Britain: 1 Aug-17 Sept 1940 Ogdensburg Agreement: 17 Aug 1940 Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron Number 1: 24 Aug 1940 Royal Air Force Squadron Number 242-the "Canadian Squadron": Summer 1940 Royal Canadian Navy Convoy Escorts: Sept-Dec 1940 "Destroyers-for-Bases": 5 Sept 1940 British Commonwealth Air Training Program-First Pilots: 30 Sept 1940 First Atlantic Ferry Operation: 10 Nov 1940