RapidFireWeb 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
(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
Canadian parachute units after the end of the Second World War The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion existed from 1942 to 1945. The First Special Service Forces existed from 1942 to 1944. For a few years after the Second World War there were no official parachute units in Canada. The Special Air Service Company existed from … Read more
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 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
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
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 (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
First Canadian Army units of the Canadian Dental Corps (CDC) Canadian Dental Corps (CDC) In 1938 the Canadian Dental Association then successfully lobbied the Minister of National Defence to create an independent defence dental service. Subsequently the Canadian Army Dental Corps was replaced by the Canadian Dental Corps (CDC) under the command of a ‘Chief … Read more
Aviation artwork by Harold A. Skaarup, Canadian Aerospace Artists Association (CAAA) Challenger Ultralite, flown by Aage C. Skaarup over his farm in Carleton County, New Brunswick. CAAA member Major (retired) Harold A. Skaarup graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax in 1974 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and … Read more
