The starting date was september 1 and the name of some American heros were Harry Beer, a fighter pilot, drew desmond a medal of honor winner who was a consientious objector during the final 2 years of the war in the pacific his medal of honor action was at Iwo Jima, as for canadain heros there was the victroia cross winners colenel merit and douglas bader.

General Montgomery was a British general who helped lead the Allies to victory in the Battle of El Alamein.

Yes and also in Normandy and he also helped "Churchill's wizards" create a deception that made the Germans think that the allies would be landing around pas de Calais when D-Day rolled around