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In some cases the nickname actually replaced it: in 1881, the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot became officially known by its nickname, The Black Watch. What follows is a list of nicknames of Canadian regiments, arranged alphabetically by regimental title. A brief explanation of the origin of the nickname, where known, is included.
174 Type 59 tanks were upgraded to Type 59 Durjoy [5] Type 69: 58 [6] China: Al-Khalid: 44 [6] China Pakistan: VT-5: 44 (on order) [6] China: Light tank Belarus: T-72B: 497 Soviet Union: 477 T-72B and 20 T-72B3 [4] Belgium: Belgium retired its last operational Leopard 1 MBTs in 2014. Some were kept in inventory for training and research ...
Originally formed as the Canadian Cavalry Corps in 1910, [1] Canada's first tank units were not raised until late in 1918. Initially, these units were considered to be part of the Machine Gun Corps and the 1st Canadian Tank Battalion; 2nd Canadian Tank Battalion and the 3e Bataillon de chars d'assaut were all too late to join the fighting in the First World War.
Canadian version of the SPECTRA helmet originally produced by GSI/MSA. [1] [2] Standard issue combat helmet of the Canadian Forces. [1] CM735 United Kingdom Canada: Combat helmet: 16,001 [3] Improved variant of the CG634 [4] produced by NP Aerospace [5] [6] and Morgan Advanced Materials. [7] [8] Galvion Batlskin Caiman United States: Combat ...
MBT is worth every penny for armor fans. Get this game! It is an instant classic!" [1] The Center for Army Lessons Learned (part of the United States Army Combined Arms Center) listed the 2016 edition of MBT as a commercial game that can be played for wargaming training purposes, saying, "This game trains decision making in ambiguous situations ...
The National Film Board of Canada is a public agency that produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect Canada to Canadians and the rest of the world'. [176] Canada has produced many popular documentaries such as The Corporation, Nanook of the North, Final Offer, and Canada: A People's History.
The Canadas is the collective name for the provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, two historical British colonies in present-day Canada. [3] The two colonies were formed in 1791, when the British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act , splitting the colonial Province of Quebec into two separate colonies.
MacKenzie, David, ed. Canada and the First World War (2005), 16 essays by leading scholars; Moore, Christopher. "1914 in 2014: What We Commemorate When We Commemorate the First World War." Canadian Historical Review (2014) 95#3 pp: 427–432. Pierson, Ruth Roach. 'They're still women after all': the Second World War and Canadian Womanhood (1986)