Canadian Army

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Canadian Army
Armée canadienne

Lineup 1968
Country CanadaCanada Canada
Armed forces Canadian Forces
Type Armed forces ( army )
Strength Soldiers: 19,500
reservists: 16,000
civilians: 4,100.
Butcher Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War
Korean War
October Crisis
Second Gulf War
Oka Crisis
War in Afghanistan
commander
Commander Canadian Army Lieutenant-General Peter F. Wynnyk; CMM, MSM, CD
Deputy Commander Canadian Army Major-General CJ ​​Turenne; OMM, MSC, CD
Chief of Staff Army Operations Brigadier General MAJ Carignan; OMM, MSM, CD
insignia
Identification symbol Lesser badge of the Canadian Army, svg
Identification symbol Flag of the Canadian Army, svg

The Canadian Army (English) or Armée canadienne (French) is the army component of the connected Canadian Forces (Canadian Forces / Forces canadiennes). There is also the Royal Canadian Navy ( navy ) and the Royal Canadian Air Force ( air force ).

organization

The founding of the Canadian armed forces itself dates back to 1812 when such an organization was needed to help repel American invaders . Canadian units have British-American War , the Boer War , the First and the Second served World War.

Canada has been a member of NATO since its inception in 1949 . The Canadian Forces in their present form arose only on 1 February 1968, when the Canadian government the previous Teilstreitkräfte Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force organization brought together, the army was in a row as Canadian Forces land ForceCommand referred . Canada was one of the few states that has consolidated its armed forces so closely. In summer 2011, however, the historical names were reintroduced.

Since the last reform, the Canadian Land Forces have been divided into the following five divisions:

  • 2nd Canadian Division (originated from Land Force Quebec Area )
  • 3rd Canadian Division (originated from Land Force Western Area )
  • 4th Canadian Division (originated from Land Force Central Area )
  • 5th Canadian Division (originated from Land Force Atlantic Area )
  • Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Center (the division-level training organization for the Army)

The 1st Canadian Division is an integrated operational command in the Canadian Joint Operations Command for missions abroad for Army, Navy and Air Force units and thus outside the Canadian Army Organization.

Canadian and American flags raised in Afghanistan in 2009

structure

On February 1, 1968, the three Canadian armed forces (in the traditional series the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Forces ) were merged to form the single armed forces - the Canadian Armed Forces ( Canadian Armed Forces / Forces armées canadiennes ). In this new structure, the three former armed forces were divided into six functional commands - Maritime Command , Mobile Command , Air Defense Command , Air Transport Command , Materiel Command and the training command ( training command ). In the mobile command, the army combat units, the army aviation units and the tactical fighter-bomber units were combined. In 1975, the air component of the mobile command was incorporated into the newly created Air Command , and so the mobile command was generally an army component.

In the later Cold War , the army units were organized into two categories. The regular units formed two mechanized brigade groups (the English-speaking 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group with headquarters in CFB Calgary and the French-speaking 5e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada with headquarters in CFB Valcartier) as well as a combined rapid intervention formation at brigade level - Special Service Force with headquarters in CFB Petawawa. The 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (with headquarters in CFB Lahr in Baden-Württemberg), based in the Federal Republic of Germany, was under the command of the Canadian Forces Europe . The Army Militia Units were organized into five territorial militia areas at the division level, and each district contained militia districts at the brigade level - Atlantic Militia Area with six, Quebec Militia Area with three, Central Militia Area with six, Prairie Militia Area with five and Pacific Militia Area with six.

After the end of the Cold War, the Canadian armed forces were fundamentally restructured. The 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Brigade and the 4th Wing Fighter Flier Squadron in the FRG were brought back to Canada and the Canadian Forces Europe command was disbanded. The Special Service Force Emergency Brigade was also disbanded. The regular and militia units were integrated into four new Land Forces Area . Atlantic Militia Area became the new Land Forces Atlantic Area , Quebec Militia Area became Land Forces Quebec Area , Central Militia Area became Land Forces Central Area, and the Prairie Militia Area and Pacific Militia Area were merged in the new Land Forces Western Area . The militia units have been reorganized into Canadian Motorized Brigade Group (CBG) , similar to the regular army units organized into Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CMBG) . With this restructuring, the Mobile Command was renamed Land Forces Command .

For traditional reasons, the Land Command, Sea Command and Air Command were renamed Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Forces in 2011, and the four Land Forces Commands were renamed Army Divisions in 2013. The integrated structure of the Canadian armed forces was retained. The re-established army divisions are not actually large tactical units, but territorial army districts. For this reason, in addition to the regular and militia brigades, these formations are also responsible for training centers, logistics and infrastructure units and for the Canadian Rangers' patrol associations .

On April 1, 2015, the 1st Canadian Division was relocated as an integrated operational command in the Canadian Joint Operations Command for missions abroad for Army, Navy and Air Force units and is therefore no longer a large army unit. In 2017 the Canadian Army has the following structure:

Army Command ( Land Forces Staff , integrated in the National Defense Headquarters in Ottawa )

  • 2nd Division du Canada (BFC Valcartier, Québec; responsible for Québec (QC))
    • regular forces
      • 5e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada (BFC Valcartier, QC)
        • Quartier général et Escadron des transmissions 5 GBMC (BFC Valcartier, QC) - brigade staff and telecommunications squadron
        • 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (BFC Valcartier, QC) - regular battalion of the 12th Canadian Armored Regiment (tanks and armored personnel carriers)
        • 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (BFC Valcartier, QC) - mechanized infantry
        • 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment ( Québec , QC) - mechanized infantry
        • 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment (BFC Valcartier, QC) - light infantry (one paratrooper airborne, one helicopter airborne and one mountain fighter company)
        • 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada (BFC Valcartier, QC) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 5th Regiment de Génie de combat (BFC Valcartier, QC) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 5th battalion des services (BFC Valcartier, QC) - support battalion
        • The following units support the brigade (no army units):
          • 430th Tactical Helicopter Squadron / 1st Squadron ( Royal Canadian Air Force )
          • 5th Military Police Platoon / 5th Military Police Regiment (Land Force Military Police Group / Canadian Forces Military Police)
          • 5th Field Clinic / 4th Canadian Forces Health Services Group
      • Groupe de soutien de la 2nd Division du Canada (BFC Montréal, QC) - support group of the 2nd Canadian Division
        • Quartier général du Groupe de soutien de la 2nd Division du Canada - Staff of the UG 2. KD
        • Escadron des transmissions du Groupe de soutien de la 2e Division du Canada (BFC Valcartier) - Telecommunications squadron of the UG 2.KD
        • Base des Forces canadiennes / Unité de soutien de secteur Montréal (Montréal) - Canadian Armed Forces Base / Sector Support Unit Montréal
        • Base de soutien de la 2nd Division du Canada Valcartier (BFC Valcartier) - support base of the 2nd Canadian Division Valcartier
        • Base des Forces canadiennes Saint-Jean ( Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ) - Canadian Armed Forces Base Saint-Jean
      • Center d'instruction de la 2nd Division du Canada (BFC Valcartier, QC) - Training center of the 2nd Canadian Division
    • primary reserve
      • 34e Groupe-brigade canadienne (Montréal, QC) - motorized reserve brigade
        • Quartier général du 34e Groupe-brigade du Canada (Montreal) - Brigade staff
        • 34e Régiment des Transmissions (Montreal) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) (Montreal) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • Le Régiment de Hull (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Hull, Québec) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • 4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (Régiment de Châteauguay) (Laval) - light infantry
        • 6e Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment (Saint-Hyacinthe) - light infantry
        • Le Régiment de Maisonneuve (Montreal) - light infantry
        • Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (Montreal) - light infantry
        • The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment of Canada) (Montreal) - light infantry
        • The Canadian Grenadier Guards (Montreal) - light infantry
        • The Royal Montreal Regiment (Westmount) - light infantry
        • 2nd Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne (Montreal) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 34 Regiment du Génie (Westmount) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 34e Bataillon des services (Saint-Hubert) - support battalion
      • 35e Groupe-brigade canadienne (Ville de Québec, QC)
        • Quartier général du 35e Groupe-brigade du Canada (Ville de Québec) - Brigade staff
        • 35e Régiment des transmissions (Ville de Québec) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • Sherbrooke Hussars (Sherbrooke) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice) (Trois-Rivières) - the reserve battalion of the 12th Canadian Armored Regiment, armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-cars
        • Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Lévis, Québec) - light infantry
        • Le Régiment du Saguenay (Chicoutimi) - light infantry
        • Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke) - light infantry
        • Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent (Rimouski) - light infantry
        • Les Voltigeurs de Québec (Ville de Québec) - light infantry
        • 6e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne (Lévis, Québec) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 62e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne (Shawinigan) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 35e Régiment de Génie de combat (Ville de Québec) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 35e battalion des services (Ville de Québec) - support battalion
      • 4e Compagnie du Renseignement (Montreal) - Military Intelligence Unit
      • 34 Compagnie des activités d'influence (Montreal) - psychological warfare
      • 35 Compagnie des activités d'influence (Québec) - psychological warfare
    • secondary reserve
      • 2nd Groupe de patrouilles des Rangers canadiens (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) - Canadian Rangers , 23 patrol units
  • 3rd Canadian Division ( CFB Edmonton , Alberta; responsible for British Columbia (BC), Alberta (AB), Manitoba (MB), Saskatchewan (SK) federal provinces, as well as for part of Ontario - Thunder Bay and west of the city)
    • regular forces
      • 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Edmonton, AB)
        • 1 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron (CFB Edmonton)
        • Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (CFB Edmonton) - armored battalion (tanks and armored personnel carriers)
        • 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Mechanized infantry (CFB Edmonton) - mechanized infantry
        • 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Mechanized infantry (CFB Shilo) - mechanized infantry
        • 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Light infantry (CFB Edmonton) - light infantry (one paratrooper airborne company, one helicopter airborne company and one mountain fighter company)
        • 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (CFB Shilo) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (CFB Edmonton) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 1st Service Battalion (CFB Edmonton) - Support Battalion
        • The following units support the brigade (no army units):
          • 408th Tactical Helicopter Squadron / 1st Squadron ( Royal Canadian Air Force )
          • 1st Military Police Platoon / 1st Military Police Regiment (Land Force Military Police Group / Canadian Forces Military Police)
          • 1st field ambulance / 1st group of health services (Canadian Forces Health Services Group)
      • 3rd Canadian Division Support Group (CFB Edmonton, AB)
        • 3rd Canadian Division Support Group HQ (CFB Edmonton) - Staff of the UG 3rd KD
        • 3rd Canadian Division Support Group Signal Squadron (CFB Edmonton) - UG 3rd KD telecommunications squadron
        • Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Shilo - Canadian Forces Base / Sector Support Unit Shilo
        • 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton - Support base of the 3rd Canadian Division Edmonton
        • Canadian Forces Base Suffield - Suffield Canadian Forces Base
        • Royal Canadian Artillery Band - Military Music Corps
      • 3rd Canadian Division Training Center (Wainwright, AB) - Training center for the 3rd Canadian Division
    • primary reserve
      • 38 Canadian Brigade Group (Winnipeg, MN)
        • 38 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Winnipeg) - Brigade staff
        • 38 Signal Regiment (Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The Saskatchewan Dragoons (Moose Jaw) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Fort Garry Horse (Winnipeg) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Winnipeg) - light infantry
        • The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Thunder Bay) - light infantry
        • The North Saskatchewan Regiment (Saskatoon and Prince Albert) - light infantry
        • The Royal Regina Rifles (Regina) - light infantry
        • The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Winnipeg) - light infantry
        • 10th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Regina and Yorkton) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Brandon and Portage la Prairie) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 116th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (Kenora) - rifled artillery battery
        • 38 Combat Engineer Regiment (Saskatoon and Winnipeg) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 38 Service Battalion (Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Thunder Bay) - Support Battalion
      • 39 Canadian Brigade Group (Vancouver, BC)
        • 39 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Vancouver) - Brigade staff
        • 39th Signal Regiment (Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (Vancouver) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The British Columbia Dragoons (Kelowna and Vernon) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Rocky Mountain Rangers (Kamloops and Prince George) - light infantry
        • The Royal Westminster Regiment (New Westminster and Chilliwack) - light infantry
        • The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Vancouver) - light infantry
        • The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) (Victoria, Nanaimo and Comox) - light infantry
        • 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Victoria and Nanaimo) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Vancouver and Aldergrove) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 39 Combat Engineer Regiment (Vancouver, Chilliwack and Trail) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 39 Service Battalion (Richmond and Victoria) - Support Battalion
      • 41 Canadian Brigade Group (Calgary, AB)
        • 41 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Calgary)
        • 41st Signal Regiment (Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The South Alberta Light Horse (Edmonton and Medicine Hat) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The King's Own Calgary Regiment (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Calgary) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) (Edmonton and Yellowknife) - light infantry
        • The Calgary Highlanders (Calgary) - light infantry
        • 20th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Edmonton and Red Deer) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 20th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (Lethbridge) - rifled artillery battery
        • 41st Combat Engineer Regiment (Calgary and Edmonton) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 41st Service Battalion (Calgary and Edmonton) - Support Battalion
      • 6 Intelligence Company (CFB Edmonton) - Military Intelligence Unit
      • 1 Military Police Regiment (CFB Edmonton) (Land Force Military Police Group / Canadian Forces Military Police)
    • secondary reserve
      • 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (CFB Victoria, BC) - Canadian Rangers , 43 patrol units
  • 4th Canadian Division (Denison Armory, Toronto, Ontario; responsible for Ontario (ON))
    • regular forces
      • 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Petawawa, ON)
        • 2 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron (CFB Petawawa) - Brigade headquarters and communications squadron
        • The Royal Canadian Dragoons (CFB Petawawa) - armored battalion (main battle tank and armored personnel carrier, an armored squadron under 5th Canadian Division in Gagetown, NB)
        • 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (CFB Petawawa) - mechanized infantry
        • (2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (CFB Gagetown) - Mechanized Infantry, under 5th Canadian Division in Gagetown, NB)
        • 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (CFB Petawawa) - light infantry (with two paratrooper airborne, one helicopter airborne and one mountain fighter company)
        • 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (CFB Petawawa) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (CFB Petawawa) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 2nd Service Battalion (CFB Petawawa) - Support Battalion
        • The following units support the brigade (no army units):
          • 450th Tactical Helicopter Squadron / 1st Squadron ( Royal Canadian Air Force )
          • 2nd Military Police Platoon / 2nd Military Police Regiment (Land Force Military Police Group / Canadian Forces Military Police)
          • 2nd field clinic / 4th group of health services (Canadian Forces Health Services Group)
      • 2nd Engineer Construction Platoon / 4th Engineer Support Regiment (CFB Petawawa)
      • 4th Canadian Division Support Group (Petawawa, ON) - Support group for the 4th Canadian Division
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Group HQ (CFB Petawawa) - staff of the UG 4th KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Group Signal Squadron (CFB Petawawa) - Telecommunications Squadron of the UG 4th KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa - Support base of the 4th Canadian Division Petawawa
        • Area Support Unit Toronto - Shilo Sector Support Unit
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Personnel Services - Services for personnel matters of the UG 4. KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Operations Services - Services for operational matters of the UG 4th KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Technical Services - Technical Services of the UG 4. KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Engineers Services - maintenance services of the UG 4. KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Safety Services - Emergency services of the UG 4th KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Environmental Services - UG 4. KD
        • 4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa Corporate Services - contract services of the UG 4. KD
      • 4th Canadian Division Training Center (Meaford, ON) - Training center for the 4th Canadian Division
    • primary reserve
      • 31 Canadian Brigade Group (London, ON)
        • 31 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (London and Sarnia) - Brigade staff
        • 31st Signal Regiment (Hamilton) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • 1st Hussars (London) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Windsor Regiment (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Windsor) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) (Hamilton) - light infantry
        • 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (London and Stratford) - light infantry
        • The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada (Cambridge and Kitchener) - light infantry
        • The Gray and Simcoe Foresters (Owen Sound and Barrie) - light infantry
        • The Essex and Kent Scottish (Windsor and Chatham) - light infantry
        • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) (Hamilton) - light infantry
        • 11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Guelph and Hamilton) - drawn artillery battalion
        • 31st Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) (St. Thomas and Waterloo) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 31st Service Battalion (London, Hamilton, Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie) - Support Battalion
      • 32 Canadian Brigade Group (Toronto, ON)
        • 32 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Toronto) - Brigade staff
        • 32nd Signal Regiment (Toronto) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The Governor General's Horse Guards (Toronto) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Toronto and Aurora) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (Toronto and Scarborough) - light infantry
        • The Royal Regiment of Canada (Toronto) - light infantry
        • The Lincoln and Welland Regiment (St. Catharines and Welland) - light infantry
        • The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Brampton, Oakville and Georgetown) - light infantry
        • 48th Highlanders of Canada (Toronto) - light infantry
        • The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) (Toronto and Mississauga) - light infantry
        • 7th Toronto Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Toronto) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Brantford) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 32nd Combat Engineer Regiment (Toronto) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 32nd Service Battalion (Toronto) - Support Battalion
      • 33 Canadian Brigade Group (Ottawa, ON)
        • 33 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Ottawa) - Brigade staff
        • 33rd Signal Regiment (Ottawa) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The Ontario Regiment (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Oshawa) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • Governor General's Foot Guards (Ottawa) - light infantry and form of honor
        • The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (Kingston) - light infantry
        • The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (Belleville, Peterborough and Cobourg) - light infantry
        • The Brockville Rifles (Brockville) - light infantry
        • Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Cornwall) - light infantry
        • The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own) (Ottawa) - light infantry
        • The Algonquin Regiment (North Bay and Timmins) - light infantry
        • 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada (Sudbury) Light Infantry
        • 30th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Ottawa) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), Royal Canadian Artillery (Pembroke) - rifled artillery battalion
        • 49th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Sault Ste. Marie) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 33rd Combat Engineer Regiment (Ottawa) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 33 Service Battalion (Ottawa, North Bay and Sault Ste Marie) - Support Battalion
      • Ceremonial Guard (Ottawa) - Honor formation
      • 2 Intelligence Company (Toronto) - Military Intelligence Unit
      • 7 Intelligence Company (Ottawa) - Military Intelligence Unit
    • secondary reserve
      • 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (CFB Borden) - 15 patrol units
  • 5th Canadian Division (CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia; responsible for New Brunswick (NB), Nova Scotia (NS), Prince Edward Island (PE) and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) federal provinces)
    • regular forces
      • Canadian Combat Support Brigade (CCSB) (Kingston, ON) The brigade staff is outside the geographic control of the 5th Canadian Division (in Kingston, Ontario). For the time being, however, it is a training center for information missions and comes under this mostly training division.
        • Influence Activities Task Force (Halifax) - PsyOps and CiMiC
        • Canadian Army Intelligence Regiment
        • 21st EloKa Regiment (CFB Kingston)
        • 4th Artillery Regiment (General Support), Royal Canadian Artillery (CFB Gagetown) - guided missile anti-aircraft
        • 4 Engineer Support Regiment (CFB Gagetown) - Engineer support
      • CFB Gagetown is the Canadian Army's largest training base. There units of the three regular brigade groups are trained. This includes the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and a mixed Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank Squadron from members of the Royal Canadian Dragoons and the 12th Canadian Armored Regiment under the 5th Canadian Division.
        • C Squadron, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armored Corps (CFB Gagetown) - Main battle tanks
        • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (CFB Gagetown) - Mechanized Infantry
        • The following units support the army units in CFB Gagetown:
          • 403rd Helicopter Training Squadron / 1st Squadron ( Royal Canadian Air Force )
          • 3 Military Police Regiment Detachment Gagetown (Land Force Military Police Group / Canadian Forces Military Police)
          • 42 Canadian Forces Health Services Center Gagetown (Canadian Forces Health Services Group)
          • Canadian Army Trials and Evaluation Unit
    • 5th Canadian Division Support Group (Oromocto, NB) - Support group for the 5th Canadian Division
    • 5th Canadian Division Training Center (Oromocto, NB) - Training center for the 5th Canadian Division
    • primary reserve
      • 36 Canadian Brigade Group (Halifax, NS)
        • 36 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Halifax) - Brigade staff
        • 36 Canadian Brigade Group (NS) Band (Halifax) - Military Band
        • 36 Signal Regiment (Halifax, Glace Bay, and Charlottetown) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • The Halifax Rifles (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Halifax) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Prince Edward Island Regiment (Royal Canadian Armored Corps) (Charlottetown) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Princess Louise Fusiliers (Halifax) - light infantry
        • The West Nova Scotia Regiment (Aldershot) - light infantry
        • 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) (Truro, Amherst and Springhill) - light infantry
        • The Cape Breton Highlanders (Sydney) - light infantry
        • 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Halifax) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 84th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (Yarmouth) - rifled artillery battery
        • 36 Combat Engineer Regiment (Sydney and Halifax) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 36 Service Battalion (Halifax and Sydney) - Support Battalion
      • 37 Canadian Brigade Group (Moncton, NB)
        • 37 Canadian Brigade Group HQ (Moncton) - Brigade staff
        • 37th Signal Regiment (Saint John and St John's) - Telecommunications Battalion
        • 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) (Moncton) - armored reconnaissance battalion with Textron TAPV and Mercedes Benz G-Wagen
        • The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) (Fredericton) - light infantry
        • The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment (Bathurst) - light infantry
        • 1st Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (St. John's) - light infantry
        • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Corner Brook) - light infantry
        • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Saint John) - Drawn Artillery Battalion
        • 37th Combat Engineer Regiment (St. John's and Fredericton) - Combat Engineer Battalion
        • 37 Service Battalion (Saint John) - Support Battalion
      • 3 Intelligence Company (Halifax) - Military Intelligence Unit
    • secondary reserve
      • 5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (Gander, NL) - 32 patrol units
  • Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Center (CFB Kingston, ON)
    • Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CFB Kingston, ON)
    • Peace Support Training Center Kingston (CFB Kingston, ON)
    • Canadian Maneuver Training Center (CFB Wainwright, AB)
    • Combat Training Center (CTC) (CFB Gagetown, NB) (the training unit brigade of the Canadian Army)

The three federal territories in northern Canada have no regular or militia brigades. Operations in these areas are not the responsibility of the Army, but are managed directly by the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) / Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada (COIC) through the Joint Task Force (North) .

units

The armed forces of the Dominion Canada arose from the local militia units and from regular units of the British armed forces serving in Canada. Because of this, they follow their traditions. The Canadian army is forming regiments of battalion strength. The only exceptions are the three regular regiments of infantry, the Reserve Royal Newfoundland Regiment of Infantry and the integrated 12e Régiment blindé du Canada of cavalry, which has a regular and a reserve battalion (both called regiments).

infantry

Infantry or foot troops are soldiers of the ground forces who fight on foot and are armed with hand weapons. Their equipment and that of the entire army include the Colt Canada C7A1 assault rifle (Canadian version of the M16 ), the 9 mm Browning pistol as an orderly weapon and the FN MAG (C6 GPMG) as a standard machine gun. The infantry uses LAV III (Light Armored Vehicle III) armored vehicles. The Canadian infantry in the Royal Canadian Corps ( Royal Canadian Infantry Corps / corps d'infantry royal canadien bound).

Three regiments make up the regular infantry of the Canadian Army - the English-speaking The Royal Canadian Regiment and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and the French-speaking Royal 22e Régiment . In addition, the Royal Canadian Regiment has one militia battalion and the Royal 22e Régiment has two. The regular forces of the three regiments each form two mechanized infantry and one fighter battalions. The mechanized battalions contain three armored personnel carriers, a combat support company and a staff and supply company. The hunter battalions are also made up of three specialized hunter companies - a paratrooper company, an air mobile company and a mountain fighter company, with a combat support company and a staff and supply company. The battalions of the infantry reserves are motorized units without specialization.

cavalry

The main battle tanks and armored reconnaissance units of the Canadian Army are categorized as cavalry for traditional reasons. The Canadian Cavalry is the Royal Canadian Cavalry Corps ( Royal Canadian Armored Corps / Corps blind royal canadien organized). In contrast to the other armies of the NATO member states, the armored units are not separate, but the main battle tank and reconnaissance tank companies (called squadrons) are integrated together in regular cavalry regiments. The same situation also appears in the cavalry reserve, where armored personnel carriers and light reconnaissance companies (also squadrons) are bound together. The equipment includes: the Coyote reconnaissance tank (variant of the Piranha) and Leopard 2 tanks of the types A6M CAN and A4M CAN.

Pioneer units

Pioneer units in the military are used to make infrastructure and other facilities that were destroyed in the war usable again. The Canadian engineering troops are in the Corps of Royal Canadian Pioneers ( The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers / Corps du génie royal canadien organized). This branch of troops is also seen as the successor to the cavalry and so their battalions are called regiments and their companies are called squadrons. The regular regiments are made up of squadrons of various specializations (armored combat engineer companies, bridge-layers, explosives experts, construction pioneers, etc.). The reserve regiments consist of mixed field pioneer squadrons that are generally stationed at different locations. These units have basic skills and, in addition to crisis response and civil protection, have the task of reinforcing the regular regiments with personnel on missions abroad and training the militia units of the other branches of the armed forces in engineering. The equipment includes the Badger Armored Engineering Vehicle (AEV), Taurus - Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) and the pioneering version of the LAV III.

Artillery units

The artillery secures the armed forces with a strong firepower. The Canadian artillery is equipped with 105-mm and 155-mm howitzers and 81-mm mortars, among other things. The artillery of the Canadian Army, unlike infantry, cavalry and engineers, follows the traditions of two different military corps. The artillery battalions of the three regular Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group are called regiments and are traditionally among the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery ends ( Royal Canadian Horse Artillery , (in French actually Canadian Light Artillery artillery légère du Canada called)). The artillery battalions of the Reserve Canadian Brigade Groups are called field regiments or field artillery regiments and traditionally belong to the Royal Canadian Artillery ( Royal Canadian Artillery / Artillerie royale canadienne ). There are also some independent field batteries. Canadian artillery is generally field artillery armed with rifled howitzers. The only exception to these rules is the 4th Artillery Regiment (General Support), Royal Canadian Artillery. It is the only regular unit of the Royal Canadian Artillery, the only self-propelled Canadian artillery unit and also the only Canadian anti-aircraft artillery unit.

Command support troops

The telecommunication unit enables a direct radio, telephone or computer data connection via satellite systems during an operation. These are equipped with radios, satellite telephones and tactical command and control communications systems.

Canadian Army soldiers in CADPAT

The Canadian telecommunications troops are actually not a class of army troops, but a unified class of troops in the armed forces in general. This is the communications and electronics industry ( Communications and Electronics Branch / sector of the communications et de l'électronique ) and the associated army Uniform form the Royal Canadian telecommunications Corps ( Royal Canadian Corps of Signals / Corps of transmissions royal du Canada ).

Combat support troops

This mainly includes logistical units that transport the required war materials (food and other materials). After the unification of the three branches of the armed forces, the various logistics corps of the army, navy and armed forces were tied into a single branch of service - the logistics branch ( branch de la logistique ). These are equipped with light utility vehicles (Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled), unprotected heavy transport vehicles (Heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled - HLVW) and, since 2007, with protected transport and recovery vehicles of the Armored Heavy Support Vehicle System (AHSVS). The AHSVS is based on the all-terrain Mercedes-Benz trucks of the Actros series 4100. They are armored in accordance with the NATO standard STANAG 4569 and offer protection against fire from handguns, mine and IED explosions. The introduced variants extend to transport vehicles with loading cranes, recovery and repair vehicles, heavy-duty semitrailers and swap bodies.

military police

The Canadian military police (such as the Canadian telecommunications, logistics and medical troops) a unified branch of the armed forces - military police of the Canadian Forces ( Canadian Forces Military Police / Police militaire des Forces canadiennes ). This branch is further subdivided into different categories which support the operations of the army, the navy, the air force, the special forces and the joint operations. The Military Police Group of the Canadian Army ( Landforce Military Police Group / Groupe de la Police militaire de l'Armée canadienne ). The group has headquarters in the capital Ottawa and four regiments - one for each Army division.

Uniforms

The uniforms of the soldiers were developed together with the British between 1900 and 1968, but still had significant differences. After 1968, the uniforms were visually similar to the US uniforms, which were divided according to rank and function. The development of the world's first computer-aided digital CADPAT (CAnadian Disruptive PATtern) camouflage pattern gave the uniforms their own look.

equipment

Canada is an industrialized nation with a highly developed research, development and technology sector. Canada has been producing its own infantry vehicles with gun equipment, anti-tank guns, handguns and assault rifles for the Canadian armed forces since World War I. Despite the budget savings between 1960 and 2000, the army is relatively well equipped. The Canadian Army has around 10,500 vehicles such as the G-Wagon and the Navistar 7000 series and around 2,700 tanks; including the LAV-III armored car from General Dynamics Canada and the Leopard 2 . The Army also has 150 field howitzers such as the M777 and the GIAT LG1 .

In the infantry, the C7 Rifle / C8 Carbine was introduced as a standard assault rifle , as well as the C7 with an M203 grenade launcher and the C9. The C7 / C8 was upgraded to the C7A2 variant.

Brief overview of vehicles

The army has the following armored vehicles:

Army bases

In Canada, the Canadian Army has bases in the following cities / provinces:

Web links

Commons : Canadian Army  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Canadian Army - About the Army from January 13, 2012. Retrieved on February 3, 2012 ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.army.forces.gc.ca
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/16/pol-military-renaming.html
  3. http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/canadian-joint-operations-command.page
  4. http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/fr/quebec/index.page
  5. http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/en/western/index.page
  6. https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/exercise-armoured-bison
  7. http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/en/central/index.page
  8. http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/en/atlantic/index.page
  9. http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/en/5-canadian-division/canadian-combat-support-brigade/index.page
  10. http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/en/doctrine-training/index.page