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Halifax WWII Coastal Defences

Halifax WWII Coastal Defences is a National Historic Site of Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force protected shipping on vital North Atlantic routes which were the lifeline of the Allies. Army units shared in the defence of the seaports which were essential to that shipping. In the face of a determined campaign by German submarines and despite heavy losses, the Atlantic routes were kept open. Canada's most heavily defended port, Halifax served as the main convoy assembly point for outbound traffic and played a key role in furthering the delivery of desperately needed wartime materiel.

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Atlantic Bulwark / Le rempart de l'Atlantique Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Marine et l'Aviation royales du Canada protégèrent les navires marchands qui ravitaillaient les Alliés par la voie de l'Atlantique-Nord. Des unités de l'Armée de terre participèrent à la défense des ports essentiels à ce trafic. En dépit de l'acharnement des sous-marins allemands et de lourdes pertes, les routes de l'Atlantique demeurèrent ouvertes. Le mieux défendu du Canada, le port d'Halifax fut le principal lieu de rassemblement des convois à destination de l'Europe et joua un rôle clé dans la livraison des matériaux indispensables à l'effort de guerre.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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