Training as per syllabus: readying the south Saskatchwan regiment for war, 1939-1944
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2007
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During its long period of training, the Canadian Army of World War Two decided how it would conduct warfare. Results varied upon combat being joined. Conclusions drawn from the outcome of Canadian battles, however, will forever remain an effect. The causes can only be determined through investigation of what occurred in the time spent preparing for combat, for it was during this period that doctrine was fonnulated, settled upon and instituted throughout the am1y. This thesis will examine the methods utilized in readying one formation - the South Saskatchewan Regiment - for combat in the Second World War. By comparing the training experiences of this representative body of soldiers to the historical literature on the training phase of the Canadian Army, conclusions will be drawn as to the latter's validity. This thesis illustrates that a great deal of time was wasted in the years leading up to the invasion of France during the summer of 1944 and how thoroughly unprepared the Canadian Army was for combat, when it finally arrived. It truly was a major failing of the Canadian Army high command not to use the considerable length of time preparing for modem warfare more effectively.
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Benneweis, D. R. (2007). Training as per syllabus: readying the south Saskatchwan regiment for war, 1939-1944 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/893