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Canadian Army formations in Germany during the Cold War: 27 Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 2 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

Canadian Army formations in Germany during the Cold War 1951: 27 Canadian Infantry Brigade (27 CIB) 1953: 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group (1 CIBG)   1955: 2 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group (2 CIBG) 1957: 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade Group (4 CIBG) 1968-1993: 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Canadian Army formations serving with British Divisions in North West Europe, 1944-1945

Canadian Units Serving With British Divisions in North West Europe, 1944-1945 The 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment (79th British Armoured Division), was formed in October 1944 at Tilburg in the Netherlands.  It had the original 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron as its core. It was the only Canadian regiment to be both formed and … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Canadian Army Mules, Italian campaign, 1943-1945

Canadian Army Mules in the Second World War (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3582752) Saskatoon Light Infantry soldiers with their Universal Carrier and a mule carrying supplies, Italy, 9-18 October 1943. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3396001) Pioneer platoon of the Royal Canadian Regiment watering their mules near Regalbuto, Italy, 4 … Read more

Canadian Army Order of Battle (ORBAT), present day

(Joanne Clifford Photo) The Canadian Army, 2023 The 1st Canadian Division (French: 1re Division du Canada ) is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under Canadian Joint Operations Command. It is a high-readiness unit, able to move on very short notice, and is staffed and equipped to meet … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Canadian Army Show, First Canadian Army in the North West Europe campaign of 1944-1945

First Canadian Army in North West Europe 1944-1945 Entertainers 6x Detachments of the Canadian Army Show The Army Show was initially a musical revue produced during the Second World War for the Canadian Army, and later the operational name for entertainment units serving with the army. Through the perseverance of Brig James Mess, the Dept … Read more

Canadian Artillery monuments preserved overseas

Canadian Artillery preserved overseas If you have information and photographs of Canadian artillery preserved overseas that are missing from this list, and that you are willing to share, updates would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com. Several Canadian artillery monuments are preserved overseas, primarily in France and the Netherlands, … Read more

Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)

Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives. The coast guard operates 119 vessels of varying sizes and 23 helicopters, along with a variety of … Read more

Canadian coat of arms

Coat of Arms of Canada The coat of arms of Canada,[a] also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada or, formally, as the Arms of His Majesty The King in Right of Canada, is the arms of dominion of the Canadian monarch and, thus, also the official coat of arms of Canada. In … Read more

Canadian Corps of Commissionaires

Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection) 1997.28.556. (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection) Modeled after the British Corps of Commissionaires, the Canadian Corps was formed in 1925, with the opening of offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. A national organization was realized by 1950 with the opening … Read more