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Lend-Lease based upon Universal Carrier, used to tow artillery. Windsor Carrier. Canada. variation of Universal Carrier. M3A1 Half-track. Various, United States. M5 Half-track. International Harvester, United States. similar to M3 produced for Lend-Lease.
The Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War was a three volume set of books, based on the wartime work of the Historical Section of the General Staff. The Canadian Army had a dedicated set of officers in the Second World War who studied and recorded various facets of wartime history for posterity.
United States / Canada. 4500 built by Chrysler/Dodge in Windsor 1951-1955 [7] M38/M38A1 Jeep. Light utility vehicle. 1950-1980s. United States / Canada. Built 1950-1952 and replaced by M151 [8] for regular forces by 1974 and retired in the Reserves in 1980s. M135 GMC Deuce and a Half.
The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, [1] Northwestern Europe, [2] and the North Atlantic. In all, some 1.1 million Canadians served in the Canadian Army ...
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife. The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip. It was developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on ideas that the two men had while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China before World War II. [1]
Canadian Car and Foundry. Canadian Military Pattern truck. Chevrolet C8A. CMP FAT.
R. Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. Royal Canadian Dental Corps. Canadian Military Engineers. Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. Royal Canadian Postal Corps. Categories: Military units and formations of the Canadian Army. Military units and formations of Canada in World War II.
The Department of Munitions and Supply was the Canadian federal government ministry responsible for co-ordinating domestic industry during World War II. It was created by the Department of Munitions and Supply Act[1] with C.D. Howe as its Minister. [2] The Department produced armaments for the war effort and regulated the use of gasoline, silk ...