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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".
Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Canadian Military Pattern truck: Ford F-15: 3/4 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ford F-30: 1.5 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ford F-60S, F-60L, F-60H, F-60T: 3 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ford FGT: Artillery ...
The Canadian military fur wedge cap, "envelope busby", [citation needed] or colloquially "The Astrakhan" [1] [2] is a uniform hat worn by the Canadian military and RCMP. The outside of the cap is entirely covered in real (e.g. seal skin or Persian lamb) or synthetic fur and is shaped like a wedge. When not being worn the cap folds flat.
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 ...
CADPAT was the first digital camouflage pattern to be used operationally, having been issued in 1997 with the Canadian Armed Forces. The pattern became fully standardized within the Canadian Armed Forces by 2002, having completely replaced the olive-drab operational uniforms formerly used by Regular Force units. The multi-terrain CADPAT variant ...
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Canadian consumer fashion trends are linked to the legacy of the country's fashion history and are often an expression of the varied lifestyles associated with Canada's social classes and geography, as seen in athleisure and functional apparel. The "blanket jacket", for example, is possibly Canada's first athleisure garment, and is a ...
Canadian forces repelling a German attack during the Battle of Kitcheners' Wood, an engagement during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. The first Canadian contingent departed for Europe on October 3, 1914. [239] The CEF's first large engagement was the Second Battle of Ypres from April–May 1915.