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2. Canadian Women's Army Corps - Wikipedia

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   The Canadian Women's Army Corps was a non-combatant branch of the Canadian Army for women, established during the Second World War, with the purpose of releasing men from those non-combatant roles in the Canadian armed forces as part of expanding Canada's war effort. Most women served in Canada but some served overseas, most in roles such as ...

3. Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division - Wikipedia

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   The Women's Division's original role was to replace male air force personnel so that they would be available for combat-related duties. First called the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force (CWAAF), the name changed to Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division in February 1942. Women's Division personnel were commonly known as WDs.

4. List of military equipment of the Canadian Army in World War II

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   occasional AA gun, limited production during World War II Vickers machine gun (various marks and models) 475: 2000.303 British (7.7×56mmR) 1912? 23 kg: Vickers Gas Operated was standard flexible MG on aircraft early in World War II. M2HB Browning machine gun: 550: 1800.50 BMG (12.7×99mm) 1921: 3000000: 23 kg: used until present (2014) M1919A4 ...

5. List of World War II uniforms and clothing - Wikipedia

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   Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955

6. Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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   Shortly after the armed services of Canada were unified into the Canadian Armed Forces, the service-specific uniforms (navy blue, khaki, and light blue) were abandoned in favour of the Canadian Forces rifle green, single-breasted, four-button tunic and pants, with beret or service cap uniform, commonly referred to as "CFs" or "CF greens".

7. 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars)

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   The 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars), commonly abbreviated to 8 Recce, VIII Recce or (within the British Army) 8 Canadian Recce, was the reconnaissance arm of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division during World War II.

8. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps - Wikipedia

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   The RCASC, along with the rest of the Army, underwent a rapid expansion as Canada mobilized for the Second World War. In addition to maintaining transport for the army on land, the RCASC also commanded and maintained a ship-borne freight and patrol company, the Pacific Command Water Transport Company, during World War II.

9. Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve - Wikipedia

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   By the end of the war, Canada had the third largest navy in the world, with a complement of nearly 100,000. Most of these men and women were members of the RCNVR. Robert Hampton Gray , a member of the RCNVR from Nelson, British Columbia , was a pilot with the British Pacific Fleet when he sank a Japanese destroyer on August 9, 1945.