Royal Canadian Engineers

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corps of the Canadian Army military engineering branch

The Royal Canadian Engineers were the military engineering branch of the Canadian Army, responsible for tasks such as construction, fortifications, demolitions, and field engineering support in peace and war.

Aliases (3)

Canadian Forces Military Engineering Branch ×1
Canadian Military Engineers ×1
Corps of Canadian Engineers ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corps of the Canadian Army → military engineering branch →
activeDuring	First World War → Korean War → Second World War →
allegiance	British Crown → Canada →
associatedWith	Royal Canadian Artillery → Royal Engineers →
country	Canada →
grantedRoyalTitle	1904 →
hasPredecessor	Canadian Engineers →
hasSuccessor	Canadian Forces Military Engineering Branch → Canadian Military Engineers →
languageOfOperation	English → French →
militaryRole	combat engineering → construction engineering → demolitions → field engineering support → fortifications →
motto	Ubique →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoMeaning	Everywhere →
partOf	Canadian Army → Canadian Militia →
responsibleFor	bridging operations → explosive demolitions → field fortifications → field survey and mapping → military construction projects → mine warfare → obstacle breaching → obstacle construction → route maintenance → support to counter-mobility → support to mobility → support to survivability → water supply in the field →
serviceBranch	Canadian Army →
traditionCarriedOnBy	Canadian Military Engineers →
usedEquipment	construction machinery → explosives → field engineering tools → military bridging equipment → mine detectors →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Engineers →	alliance
Allied military engineers ("Canadian Military Engineers") →	hasPart
Royal Canadian Engineers ("Canadian Forces Military Engineering Branch") →	hasSuccessor
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) →	notableUnit
Canadian Railway Troops ("Corps of Canadian Engineers") →	serviceBranch