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Japan's defeat in World War II brought an end to 35 years of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.The surrender of Japan to the Allied forces on 2 September 1945 led to the peninsula being divided into North and South Koreas, with the North occupied by troops from the Soviet Union, and the South, below the 38th parallel, occupied by troops from the United States.
The Canadian military was revitalized as a result of the Korean War. A changeover to U.S.-designed weapons and equipment had been planned for the 1950s, but the emergency in Korea forced the use of war stocks of British-designed weapons from World War II. In the late 1950s, Canada adopted a variety of weapons.
Hubert Archibald "Hub" Gray (1928 – 9 November 2018) [1] was a Canadian military officer and author. Gray enlisted with the Canadian Scottish Regiment as an officer candidate after the Second World War. [2] During the Korean War he served as a lieutenant with the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). [1]
Finally, during the Korean War, 3rd battalion was formed on 10 January 1951. 3 RCR served in Korea from March 1953 until March 1954. During a reorganisation of the Canadian Army in the early 1950s, 3 RCR ceased being on the regular force order of battle. 3 RCR was the designation of the militia battalion of The RCR.
The Soldier Apprentice Training Program of the Canadian Army was a program designed to raise the educational level of various corps of the Canadian army after World War II and the Korean War and to graduate highly trained soldiers for future employment as non-commissioned officers NCOs and senior NCOs.
This military reallocation resulted in a shift towards more militarized and deadly missions. [10] Canada's participation in the Afghanistan war (2001–2014) saw over 160 Canadian deaths, the largest for any single Canadian military mission since the Korean War in the early 1950s. [11] [12]
During the Korean War, he commanded the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. [1] He led the 700 men of this battalion in a famous last stand defending the strategic Hill 677 against the fierce assault by forces of two divisions, consisting of about 20,000 soldiers, of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army during the Battle of Kapyong in April 1951.
The first Canadian Army units arrived in Korea in December 1950, joining the conflict after its early campaigns and when the attrition phase began. [307] [312] For army units, the war was characterized as a "war of patrols" in mountainous terrain. Battles the Canadian Army fought in include the battles of Kapyong and Kowang-san. [307]