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only in service with Canadian Rangers.455 Webley United Kingdom: no longer in service: 7.62 × 51 mm NATO United States: 5.56×45mm NATO: 1984–present Belgium: 9×19mm Parabellum: 1944–present Austria-Hungary.50 BMG United States: Used by Canadian snipers to set the longest distance kill record: 12 Gauge United States: 5.7×28 mm Belgium
During the Second World War, women were recruited into the military to fill non-combat roles. Canadian industries produced 815,729 units of war materials during the conflict, including small arms, warships, aircraft, and vehicles. Over half of Canada's output was sent to the UK, facilitated by the Billion Dollar Gift package.
The Light Utility Vehicle program seeks to replace both the Silverado and G-Wagen with vehicles possessing built-in or bolt-on armour protection from IEDs and small arms fire. [168] LUVW SMP Germany: Light utility vehicle 1,159 [169] Replaced the Bombardier Iltis. [167] Based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon. [170] Includes 170 armour kits.
This is a list of all equipment ever used by the Canadian armed forces. This will include all branches of the Canadian armed forces the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy and any predecessors.
Military service has been part of Canadian life since the 17th century in New France, where colonists were required to serve in local militia to support regular units of the French army and navy. In 1651, Pierre Boucher received a commission of captain from the governor of New France and asked to raise militia corps in Trois-Rivières .
The history of the Canadian Army, began when the title first came into official use in November 1940, during the Second World War, and is still used today.Although the official titles, Mobile Command, and later Land Force Command, were used from February 1968 to August 2011, "Canadian Army" continued to be unofficially used to refer to the ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces, much as it ...
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 raised from local communities in Canada; as well as the regular army for the Province of Canada and post-confederated Canada, referred to as the active militias.
Fort York Guard. Reenactments of the unit began in 1984, with both military and civilian displays, across Canada and the United States. [3] Participating in recreated battles, youth events and festivals across the country, the group's membership continues to grow with new elements, such as civilian portrayals, artillery and naval elements, being added and expanded, regularly.