Canadian Army (pre‑1968)

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army land warfare branch

The Canadian Army (pre‑1968) was the land warfare branch of Canada’s armed forces, active from its formal establishment in 1940 until its unification into the Canadian Forces in 1968.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canadian Army	55
Canadian Army (Militia)	1
Canadian Army (historical)	1
Canadian Army Pacific force	1
Canadian Army units	1
Canadian infantry	1
Permanent Canadian Army	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army ⓘ land warfare branch ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown ⓘ Canada ⓘ
commandStructure	Department of National Defence ⓘ surface form: Department of National Defence (Canada)
conflict	Cold War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War Suez Crisis ⓘ United Nations peace operations ⓘ surface form: United Nations peacekeeping operations
country	Canada ⓘ
doctrineInfluence	British Army ⓘ
endDate	1968 ⓘ
equipmentSource	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
followedBy	Canadian Forces Land Force Command ⓘ Land Forces Command ⓘ
garrison	Ottawa ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
militaryBranchOf	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian armed forces
notableOperation	Battle of Kapyong ⓘ Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Italian Campaign (Second World War) Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy landings
notableUnit	First Canadian Army ⓘ surface form: 1st Canadian Army 1st Canadian Division ⓘ surface form: 1st Canadian Infantry Division 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ 3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ 4th Canadian Armoured Division ⓘ 5th Canadian Armoured Division ⓘ Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada ⓘ Canadian Guards ⓘ II Canadian Corps ⓘ Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) ⓘ Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry ⓘ surface form: Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada ⓘ surface form: Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Royal 22e Régiment ⓘ Royal Canadian Army Service Corps ⓘ Royal Canadian Corps of Signals ⓘ Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ⓘ Royal Canadian Engineers ⓘ Royal Canadian Horse Artillery ⓘ Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps ⓘ Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ
partOf	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
peacetimeStructure	Regular Force ⓘ Reserve Force ⓘ
precededBy	Canadian militia ⓘ surface form: Canadian Militia
reserveComponent	Canadian Army (pre‑1968) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canadian Army (Militia)
role	land warfare ⓘ
significantEvent	Canadian Forces Reorganization Act ⓘ surface form: Unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968
startDate	1940 ⓘ