Since WW2, the Canadian Armed Forces have sent Gunners on at least 33 deployments around the world. In 1956, Lester B. Pearson advanced Canada’s international role in peacekeeping. During the Suez Crisis, Canada sent troops to stabilize the region. Pearson helped create the UN Emergency Force (UNEF). Pearson won a Nobel Peace Prize for his […]
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In August 1990, war erupted when Iraq invaded Kuwait. On 9 August 1990, Canada sent the 119th Air Defence Battery, RCA, to the Persian Gulf. They were to provide air defence for three Canadian Naval ships in the Arabian Gulf. The ships were part of Operation Friction, Canada’s UN commitment. Canada stationed the 119th Air
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The Cold War started with the defeat of Germany in 1945. It ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In 1949, Canada was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In 1950, NATO established an “integrated defence force” in Europe. From 1951 to 1992, Canadian Gunners rotated service in West
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On 25 June 1950, the North Korean Army invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War. The UN organized a multinational police force to defend South Korea. On 7 August 1950, the Canadian government authorized sending soldiers, including 2 RCHA. A train carrying 2 RCHA Gunners met with tragedy on 21 November 1950. Seventeen soldiers died
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During six years of war, Canada enlisted over one million personnel in the Canadian Forces. In Europe, Canada had five divisional artilleries, two corps artilleries and two army artillery groups. Each of these large units had multiple artillery regiments attached. In early 1940, Canada’s primary role became the defence of the British Isles. The 1st
