Canadian Machine Gun Corps
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The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was a specialized First World War unit of the Canadian Army responsible for providing concentrated machine-gun fire support on the Western Front.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Canadian Corps Machine Gun Battalions | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Army formation
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corps ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign | Canadian operations on the Western Front ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Canadian Corps Machine Gun Battalions
Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigades ⓘ |
| branch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
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surface form:
Canadian Army
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| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| doctrine |
concentrated machine-gun barrages
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indirect machine-gun fire ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Passchendaele
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Battle of Vimy Ridge ⓘ Battle of the Somme ⓘ Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ |
| equipment |
Lewis gun
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Vickers machine gun ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedFrom | machine-gun sections of Canadian infantry units ⓘ |
| function |
defensive firepower concentration
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offensive fire support ⓘ support to infantry operations ⓘ |
| garrison | various locations in France and Flanders ⓘ |
| insigniaSymbol | crossed Vickers machine guns ⓘ |
| insigniaType | cap badge ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| nickname | CMGC ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Raymond Brutinel ⓘ |
| notableFor | innovative use of massed machine-gun fire ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
creeping barrages with machine-gun fire
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overhead machine-gun fire in support of attacks ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Canadian Corps ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role | machine-gun fire support ⓘ |
| service | Canadian military history ⓘ |
| specialization | machine guns ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front ⓘ |
| type | combat support arm ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Canadian Corps Machine Gun Battalions