German V-2 Rocket examined at Camp Valcartier, Quebec

German V-2 Rocket, one that came to Canada The V2 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2, lit. ’Vengeance Weapon 2′), with the technical name Aggregat 4 (A4), was the world’s first long-range[4] guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the Second World War in Nazi Germany as a “vengeance weapon” and assigned … Read more

Canadian Militia badges, Quebec, York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection

York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Canadian Militia Badges, Quebec (Library and Archives Canada Image, MIKAN No. 2837873) Uniforms of the Canadian Militia, 1898. Arthur H. Hider (1870-1952). The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units … Read more