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Canadian Armour: Sherman III (M4A2), Sherman V (M4A4), Sherman Crab Mk. II, Sherman  VC Firefly preserved in Canada

Armour in Canada: Surviving Second World War Sherman tanks in Canada CFB Borden, Ontario (Author Photos) Sherman III tank (75-mm), No. 8, (Shop No. 217), 75-mm gun, fitted with “Canadian Indestructible Roller Device” landmine exploder (CIRD) fittings, Waterloo Officer’s Mess, CFB Borden Military Museum, Ontario.  Diesel variant. The US Army had seven main sub-designations for … Read more

Canadian Armour: M4A1 Grizzly Cruiser tank

Armour in Canada: Tank, Medium, M4A1, Cruiser, Grizzly 1, DND, Montreal Locomotive Works‍ The data and photos found on this page has been compiled by the author, unless otherwise credited.  Any additions, corrections or amendments to the lists of Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada found on these pages would be most welcome and may be … Read more

Canadian Armour: Universal Carrier (aka Bren Gun Carrier)

Universal Carrier (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3227267) Universal Carrier and truck passing through a ruined town in Normandy, 17 August 1944. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3524179) A Universal Carrier of The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) passing through Holten, Netherlands, 9 April 1945. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3849314) … Read more

Canadian Armour: Valentine tank

Tank, Infantry, Mk. III, Valentine (IWM Photo, KID 863) Valentine Infantry Tank Mk. III. The Valentine Infantry Tank Mk. III built by the CPR Angus Shops in Montreal, Quebec, was designed for the support of infantry in attack.  It entered production in England in 1940 and in Canada in 1941.  The first examples of this … Read more

Canadian Armour: Vickers Mk VIb Light Tank

‍Vickers Mk VIb Light Tank in Canadian service (JustSomePics Photos) Vickers Mk VIb Light Tank, Base Borden Military Museum Hangar, Ontario. The Tank, Light, Mk VI was a British light tank, produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s, which saw service during the Second World War. The turret, which had been expanded in the Mk … Read more

German Panzers destroyed by Canadians, 1943-1945

Panzerkampfwagens destroyed Panzerkampfwagen Tiger II Ausf. B (Königstiger) (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-721-0398-21A) Tiger II Ausf. B  Königstiger, Normandy, France, June 1944. The German Tiger II was a heavy tank with the official designation of Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B.  The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. (Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command … Read more

Ireland: Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Irish Cavalry Corps

Defense Forces Cavalry Corps flag. Tanks and AFVs preserved in Ireland The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Ireland.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Ontario: Colborne, Collingwood, Cookstown and Cornwall

Artillery preserved in the Province of Ontario, Colborne, Collingwood, Cookstown and Cornwall The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Ontario: Dundas, Dunnville, Durham, Eganville, Elliot Lake, Emo, Espanola, Essex, Etobicoke, Finch, Flesherton, and Fordwich

Artillery in Ontario, Dundas, Dunnville, Durham, Eganville, Elliot Lake, Emo, Espanola, Essex, Etobicoke, Finch, Flesherton, and Fordwich The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these … Read more

Artillery preserved in Canada: Ontario: Kingston, CFB Kingston

Artillery in Ontario, Canadian Forces Base Kingston The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Canada.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited. … Read more