1942-1945 Archives

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), North West Europe, 1942-1945

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), North West Europe, 1942-1945 (Provincial Archives of Alberta Photo) RCAMC Alligator ambulance, transporting wounded during the Battle of the Scheldt, Netherlands, 1944. (New Brunswick Military History Museum Collection, Author Photos) The badge of the RCAMC consists of the rod of Asclepius (a serpent entwined around a staff) surrounded by … Read more

RCN Beach Commando W, 1942-1945

RCN Beach Commando “W”, 1942-1945 The Royal Naval Commando units were a formation of the Royal Navy which served during the Second World War. The first units were raised in 1942 and by the end of the war, 22 company-sized units had been raised to carry out various tasks associated with establishing, maintaining and controlling … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: I Canadian Corps, 1942-1945

I Canadian Corps, 1942-1945 The formation sign used to identify vehicles associated with corps-level units. I Canadian Corps (April 1942 to November 1943; February 1945 to July 1945). The Corps was attached to the British Eighth Army in Italy from November 1943 to February 1945. An unnumbered Canadian Corps was the first corps-level military formation … Read more

Canadian Warplanes 3: Avro Lancaster, RCAF, 1942-1945

Avro Lancaster, RCAF 1942-1945 (Library & Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4207036) Avro Lancaster bombing a target in Europe, 21 March 1945. The Avro Lancaster is a four-engined heavy bomber, designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax and the Short Stirling. All three aircraft were four-engined heavy bombers adopted … Read more