1942
Canadian forces led the first Allied attempt to regain a foothold in Europe, the disastrous attack at Dieppe in August 1942. By late 1942, however, the Allied position was beginning to improve. Hitler's invasion of Russia had stalled, the US had joined the Allied cause, Japan's navy had met defeat at Midway, and Britain was challenging Germany in North Africa.
Leonard J. Birchall-the "Saviour of Ceylon": 4 Apr 1942 HMCS Fort Ramsay : 1 May 1942 U-553 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: 10-12 May 1942 Canadian Pilots in Malta: June-Oct 1942 1st Special Service Force-"The Devil's Brigade": 9 July 1942 Dieppe: 19 Aug 1942 Convoy SC-107: Oct 1942 Sinking of the Proserpina: 26 Oct 1942 "Operation Torch" and the Royal Canadian Navy: 8 Nov 1942