Thursday, June 17, 2010

Canadian World War II Production-- Part 1

I have often read about the tremendous production capacity achieved by American factories during World War II, but recently came across mention of what Canadian industry achieved.

From the website Canadians in WW II.

The government took full control of the economy and made war materials for Canada and the other Allies, especially Britain.

Statistics:

$11 billion in munitions
1.7 million small arms
43,000 heavy guns
16,000 aircraft
2 million tons of explosives
815,000 military vehicles
50,000 tanks
9,000 boats and ships
anti-tank, field artillery and naval guns
small arms and automatic weapons
radar sets and electronics
synthetic rubber
uranium for the "Manhattan Project"

No Wonder the Allies Won. --Cooter

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