Conscription by definition, is compulsory military service, and it played a key role for Canada and The Allies in WW2. The act of conscription brought in around 1.1 million Canadians into the war effort. I disagree that conscription was necessary in Canada, but I do think it was very important during WWII, without conscription, The Normandy Landing maybe wouldn’t have been successful on Juno Beach, the long Battle of the Atlantic could’ve been won by German forces, and WW2 as a whole could’ve ended differently.
Canadian troops played a big role during the Normandy Landings, as only Canadians landed on Juno Beach. These are the Canadian troop count with the use of conscription, approximately 14,000 Canadians landed on Normandy not including paratroopers, and there were 946 Canadian casualties. However without conscription the troop count would’ve been cut in half; on average 41.15% of men aged 18-45 were conscripted across Canada. This would cut the 14,000 Canadian troops down to roughly 8,200 Canadian troops. Therefore with the potential of less troops landed on Juno beach, maybe Juno beach wouldn’t have been successful like it was, and the Normandy landing could’ve ended differently with Germans less focused on Juno,…show more content… Lawrence River and Canada’s East Coast. The Allies needed to keep a constant supply of men and resources between North America and Europe, knowing this the Germans created U-Boats to sink Allied supply ships. There were over 98,000 members of the RCN in total with conscription enacted. However without conscription, there would’ve been around 57,000 members of the RCN, and the RCN played a huge role in keeping supplies going to Europe to fuel the war. The difference of 41,000 soldiers would’ve lowered the amount of successful supplies sent to Europe, as there would be less offered protection for those ships leaving from Canadian
