The day Winnipeg was invaded

Thank you my friend and brother-in-Christ LTC (Join to see) for posting the background on If Day - when Winnepeg staged a mock German invasion on Feb. 19, 1942

"If Day kicked off on Feb. 19, 1942 with a mock battle involving more than 3,500 Canadian troops and reservists, making it the largest military mobilization yet seen in the province. Even actual prairie wars, such as the 1885 North-West Rebellion, hadn’t been nearly this elaborate. The ultimate result was that, to average Winnipeggers, If Day would have looked remarkably similar to how European civilians experienced real-life Nazi takeovers: Smoke and sounds of gunfire in the city’s outskirts, the sight of routed forces retreating and, finally, lines of enemy troops marching into the downtown. Parts of the city were even subject to blackouts as a protection against air raids. Meanwhile, local radio stations broadcast updates from the fighting until, just after the 9:30 a.m. surrender, radios began echoing with German orders. In the above photo, Canadian forces are seen in the opening stages of the city’s doomed defence.
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"beginning with a a mock battle involving more than 3,500 Canadian troops and reservists, making it the largest military mobilization yet seen in the province. Even actual prairie wars, such as the 1885 North-West Rebellion, hadn’t been nearly this elaborate. The ultimate result was that, to average Winnipeggers, If Day would have looked remarkably similar to how European civilians experienced real-life Nazi takeovers: Smoke and sounds of gunfire in the city’s outskirts, the sight of routed forces retreating and, finally, lines of enemy troops marching into the downtown. Parts of the city were even subject to blackouts as a protection against air raids. Meanwhile, local radio stations broadcast updates from the fighting until, just after the 9:30 a.m. surrender, radios began echoing with German orders. In the above photo, Canadian forces are seen in the opening stages of the city’s doomed defence.

Images;
1. The first action of the invading Nazi troops was to immediately arrest the Manitoba premier (pictured above), his cabinet and senior city officials.
2. Canadian troops dressed in German military uniforms give the Nazi salute while patrolling the streets of Winnipeg.
3. Soldiers pull down the Union Jack in order to hoist the Nazi swastika. In hindsight, a Nazi seizure of Canada seems a bit overwrought
4. After hoisting the Nazi flag over Lower Fort Garry, the invading Nazis conducted an official inspection before fanning out to consolidate their hold on the city
5. Here, Nazi officers stomp into a Winnipeg restaurant to arrogantly harass the staff and force out existing diners.

“Nazis” were all volunteers from the Young Men’s Section of the Board of Trade, and were dressed in uniforms shipped over “from Hollywood.
The Canadian Armed Forces then armed them with rifles and armoured personnel carriers, which they used to conduct a victory parade down Portage Avenue, which was swiftly renamed Adolfhitlerstrasse. Here, a Nazi patrol has stopped a transit bus, and troops are searching riders and demanding their identification papers. News accounts asserted that this wasn’t just polite questioning, they were “rough” searches. It’s scenes like these that set If Day apart from any other similar stunt in Canadian history. This wasn’t just a few swastika flags being marched through downtown; civilians were quite literally being harassed and verbally abused by fake Nazis.

The day Nazis invaded Winnipeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOCFjukG13s

Background from the link you posted {[bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2022/11/the-day-winnipeg-was-invaded/]]
Winnipeg is famous for its cold winter weather. But on the morning of February 19, 1942, Winnipeggers were not concerned about how cold it was at Portage and Main. They woke up to the wailing of air-raid sirens and a total blackout. Winnipeg was being invaded! About 3,800 German-uniformed soldiers had taken over the city.

But Germany never invaded Canada. The extent of the military threat in Canada during the Second World War was the sighting of German U-boats in the St. Lawrence River. No German soldier ever set foot on Canadian soil as part of an invading force. Yet, on that day, Winnipeggers would have begged to differ.

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Then why do Republicans seem to be on Putins side? Someone on the side of democracy shouldn't even be thinking about cutting off aid to a democratic country that has been invaded, let alone publicly stating it in the US Congress.