The US 2nd Army Corps had originally been stationed in New Brunswick province, sharing responsibility for defending the region alongside the British Army garrisoned there. However, after the Army General Staff's orders were issued, the entire US 2nd Army Corps began advancing toward the Nova Scotia peninsula by road and rail.
Moving alongside the US 2nd Army Corps were ten British Army infantry divisions and one armored division.
Once these American-British Allied Forces entered the Nova Scotia peninsula, their strength would increase dramatically. Their total force on the peninsula would exceed 700,000 men. That was undoubtedly an enormous number of troops. After all, the entire Nova Scotia peninsula covered only a little over 40,000 square kilometers. Packing hundreds of thousands of soldiers into such a small area would make them exceptionally dense.
The arrival of reinforcements filled Lieutenant General Omar Bradley with confidence. He began assembling the troops on the Nova Scotia peninsula and sending them toward the Canso Strait, preparing to encircle the landing German military.
Not only did the remaining five infantry divisions of the US 1st Army Corps begin moving out, but the British troops stationed on the peninsula also sprang into action. The British Army's 8th Armored Division in particular became the main force. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley hoped that this armored division could join the battle at the Canso Strait and assist the US Army's 1st Armored Division in standing against the German military.
Yet the German military seemed utterly unaffected by the American troop buildup, continuing to send forces to the Nova Scotia peninsula according to the original plan.
The German 1st Armored Division, 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, and 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division landed at Port Busche. Several infantry divisions under the German 1st Army Corps also crossed the pontoon bridges erected over the