The Maple Leaf Route was an important component to Canadian History. Though not too many Canadians know what this route was. Based on its importance to Canadian history it would rank nine out of ten. This pivotal route in France affected Canada as a whole.The Maple Leaf Route was the route the Canadians took on D-Day after landing on Juno Beach in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. This route led them to liberating France. On their way to the middle of France, Canadians liberated towns such as Caen and Falaise. There was stubborn resistance from the Germans that took the Canadian infantry lots of effort to get through. For example at Caen, which began on July 4th, 1944 as Canadian regiments (the North Shore Regiment, the Queen's Own Rifles, the Régiment de la Chaudière and the Royal Winnipeg Rifle) fought victoriously even as their fellow soldiers fell. However on July 7th, 1944, heavy bombers dropped 2,561 tonnes of bombs on the city causing the Germans to give order to evacuate Caen on July 9th. Similar battles followed as the Canadians pushed their way into liberating France and other towns in Holland.On a scale of one to ten on the importance of the Maple Leaf Route to Canada...
