II Canadian Corps, 1943-1945 The formation sign used to identify vehicles associated with II Canadian Corps-level units. II Canadian Corps (15 January 1943 to 25 June 1945) 2nd Canadian Infantry Division 3rd Canadian Infantry Division 4th Canadian Armoured Division 1st Polish Armoured Division, August 1944 to May 1945 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, January to March, 1945 … Read more
The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Italian Campaign, 1943-1945 From the Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume II, “The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945” by LCol G.W.L. Nicholson, Ottawa, Queen’s Printer, 1956. Formations and units are grouped by corps. Designations are those authorized by General Orders at the … Read more
Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in the Mediterranean Theatre (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3526669) Lieutenant E.T. Simmons, RCNVR, Commanding Officer, HMCS Port Arthur, which sank the Italian submarine Tritone on 19 January 1943. Photo taken in April 1943. (IWM Photo, A17955) Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM), 27 July 1943. Royal Canadian Navy and the … Read more
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945 No. 331 Wing (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4435173) Vickers Wellington bomber Pilot J. Mason and his bomber Crew, No. 420 “Snowy Owl” Squadron, RCAF, 1942-1943. No. 420 (Bomber) Squadron No. 424 (Bomber) Squadron (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN … Read more
Canadian Provost Corps (C Pro C) Canadian Provost Corps No. 11 Provost Company (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. PA-145015) Pte. R.D. Ball driving and LCpl. James Ross in the turret of a Fox armoured car, on a Canadian provost patrol in Aurich Germany, 26 Aug 1945. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3206453) … Read more
Canadian Technical Training Corps The Canadian Technical Training Corps (CTTC) was created in 1943 to satisfy the need for qualified tradesmen to service military equipment. The programme provided apprenticeship training for several trades including electricians, mechanics, machinists, radar technicians, draughtsmen and drivers. Recruits were given one month of general military training, followed by a three-month … Read more
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
