Military history of Canada during World War II the Allied invasions of Sicily and mainland Italy, then fought through the long Italian Campaign. During the course of the Allied campaign in Italy, over 25,000 Canadian soldiers became casualties of war. The 1st Canadian Division and the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in Operation "Husky", 10 July 1943 and also Operation "Baytown", part of the Allied invasion of Italy on 3 September 1943. Canadian participation in the Sicily and Italy campaigns were made possible after the government decided to break up the First Canadian Army, sitting idle in Britain. Public pressure for
Invasion of Tabriz, World War I Invasion of Tabriz, World War I Invasion of Tabriz during World War I was multiple occupations and re-occupations of the city of Tabriz in Iranian Azerbaijan by forces of the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire during World War I. Before World War I Tabriz was already held by Russian forces and had been since the Russian Invasion of Tabriz, 1911. On June 31, 1914, three days after the war began, the Iranian government declared neutrality. Despite this, once the Russians started their campaign in autumn, they sent additional forces to northwestern Iran, reinforcing the 10,000 men already there with