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The Canadian War Museum (CWM) (French: Musée canadien de la guerre) is a national museum on the country's military history in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military history and a place of remembrance.
This is a list of Infantry weapons used by the Canadian Military throughout its history and military arms used by militaries in pre-Confederation conflicts in Canada. Flag of Canada used during WWII and the Korean War
The following is an extensive list of equipment currently in use by the Canadian Army and Primary Reserve.It also includes the land equipment in use by the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, the Canadian Joint Operations Command, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
It was established in 1967 by a group of military museums, historians, and military history enthusiasts. The organization boasts over 40 individual and 60 institutional members, which include Canadian Forces museums, Parks Canada sites, as well as federal, provincial, and municipal museums.
The first curator of the RCA Museum, Major M. S. M. Ferguson. The original intent of the museum was to display the history of the RCA and the military history of Canada. During the 1980s and 1990s, the museum had signage listing the full name as "The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Museum" and the abbreviated "RCA Museum."
Base Borden Military Museum is a military museum located on the grounds of CFB Borden, in Borden, Ontario, Canada.Combining four separate museums, it has numerous items, equipment and vehicles from all eras of Canadian military history, including a large number of historic armored vehicles and aircraft displayed outside in the Major-General F. F. Worthington Memorial Park and around the base.
Canadian Ross Rifle, displayed at the Royal Canadian Regiment Military Museum in London, Ontario. Collecting regimental artifacts is an activity that goes back to the beginnings of The RCR. To fulfill its mandate, the museum continues to pro-actively collect historically significant objects and archives that are connected to The RCR history.
The Museum was originally formed in 1987 by Captain (now Major) M.T. Calnan and Captain M.J. Hilash, military history enthusiasts and private collectors of militaria. [4] The two combined their efforts and collections to form the Swords and Ploughshares Museum so that they could display their artifacts and further public knowledge of Canadian military history.