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Today in 1939, Canada declared war on Germany.
The declaration came one week after Britain declared war.
In all, 1.1 million Canadians served in the Second World War, representing 10% of Canada's population.
By 1945, 45,400 Canadians had died, while 55,000 were wounded.
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