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	Royal Armoured Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army.
		In 1944, the RAC absorbed the Reconnaissance Corps.
		The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band - this band represents the Royal Tank Regiment and the regiments of dragoon guards, and was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of the Band of the Dragoon Guards and the Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai Band.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Armoured_Corps (682 words)

	Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Territorial Force regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army.
		The corps was formed in 1941 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, before being given the Royal prefix in 1947.
		Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles is the regular army unit and is an independent squadron.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Armoured_Corps (144 words)

	The Canadian Armoured Corps in WW2
		The Canadian Armoured Corps was virtually non-existent in 1939, yet by 1945 was fielding two full armoured divisions (the 4th and 5th), in addition to an independent armoured brigade and numerous smaller units.
		The Canadian Armoured Corps was largely unaffected by the general mobilization in the fall of 1939.
		The Canadian Armoured Corps was officially formed in August 1940, with the senior units the Ontario Regiment, the Three Rivers Regiment, the 1st Hussars and the Fort Garry Horse.
	www.mapleleafup.org /vehicles/cac (863 words)

	Cavalry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In some modern armies (especially the United States Army), the term cavalry is often used for units that fill the traditional horse-borne light cavalry roles of scouting, screening, skirmishing and raiding.
		In the British Army, all cavalry regiments were mechanised between 1929 and 1941, redefining their role from horse to armoured vehicles to form the Royal Armoured Corps together with the Royal Tank Regiment.
		In the Canadian Army a number of both regular and reserve units have cavalry roots.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cavalry (4596 words)

	Corps - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		Canada first fielded a corps-sized formation in the First World War; the Canadian Corps was unique in that its composition did not change from inception to the war's end, in contrast to British corps in France and Flanders.
		This corps was renamed I Canadian Corps as a second corps headquarters was established in the UK, with the eventual formation of five Canadian divisions in England.
		I Canadian Corps eventually fought in Italy, II Canadian Corps in NW Europe, and the two were reunited in early 1945.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Corps (1470 words)

	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
		RCAC regimental numbers omitted and subtitle "(RCAC)" added to the titles of regiments which did not connote cavalry (i.e.
		Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Order of Battle, 1998, and 1943-45, by BC Regiment.
		Disbanded Armoured and Cavalry Regiments, by Ian Hooker.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/na-canada/cav/RCAC.htm (428 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Regiments and Corps of The Canadian Army.
		History of the 10th Royals and of the Royal Grenadiers, From the formation of the Regiment until 1896.
		55 Axis, With The Royal Canadian Regiment, 1939 - 1945.
	4dw.net /royalark/ADDISON/CANADA.htm (1828 words)

	History of the RCH (Mtl.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The amalgamated regiment of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps was designated the "Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)" and is one of the two oldest units of Volunteer Cavalry in Canada.
		The present Regiment consists of five cavalry and one armoured formation: the Royal Montreal Cavalry, the 5th Dragoons, the 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars, the 11th Argenteuil Rangers, the 17th duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars and the 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade.
		In February 1941 the 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment became the 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (later in 1944 to be nicknamed The Water Rats) and it embarked for the United Kingdom on August 23, 1941.
	www.goldtech.com /rch/History/History.html (1806 words)

	Royal Armoured Corps [UK]
		The Band of the Hussars and Light Dragoons amalgamated 2006 with the Band of the Royal Lancers to form The Light Cavalry Band, The Band of the Dragoon Guards amalgamated with the Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai band to form The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band.
		Royal Armoured Corps Museum and Royal Tank Regiment Museum, Bovington (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
		A history of the Royal Armoured Corps and its predecessors, 1914-1975.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm (837 words)

	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the largest number of Canadian war dead in the Netherlands.
		Canadian airmen rest in 141 of the graves.
		Some 5,500 Canadians were casualties of the month of fighting.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=feature/Holland00/holschedule/groesbeek (454 words)

	Canadian Forces Recruiting - Trade Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Each Armoured Soldier belongs to one of the Armoured regiments of the Canadian Army, and serves as a member of the crew of an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV).
		Armoured Soldiers are trained to fight as members of the Combat Arms team, which also includes the Infantry, the Artillery and the Combat Engineers.
		Armoured Soldiers in training and deployed on operations work long hours (both by day and by night), and can expect to be out of doors in all weathers, often in physically demanding conditions that include frequent exposure to loud noise, and to contaminants such as dust and combustion fumes.
	www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca /engraph/career/tradeinfo_e.aspx?id=11 (604 words)

	Worthington Outdoor Museum
		The first units of the Canadian Army to be associated with tanks were the First and Second Canadian Tank Battalions mobilized in Canada during the 1914-1918 War.
		The corps expanded rapidly and by Feb '41, it consisted of one armoured division.
		Ram tanks were replaced by Canadian built Grizzly tanks, This vehicle was very similar to the American 'Sherman' series of tanks, many variations of both the Ram and Grizzly hulls were used to make a limited quantity of specialized vehicles.
	www.eagle.ca /~harry/vehicles/worth (661 words)

	Introduction to the Royal Canadian Dragoons
		It is the senior regiment within the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, which consists of three Regular Force units and eighteen Reserve Force units.
		The RCD was reconfigured to an armoured reconnaissance regiment in June 2004 upon its return from Bosnia, where it was the last Canadian Battle Group to see operations in the Balkans.
		The Royal Canadian Dragoons are Canada’s senior serving Armour Regiment.
	www.dragoons.ca /Regiment/intro-regiment.html (361 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade
		In 1942 Ottawa took the decision to convert the entire division to an armoured formation, a move that required a considerable amount of re-organisation.
		these would be the 3rd and 4th Armoured Brigades) and so only six of the original nine infantry battalions became armoured regiments, the remaining three battalions being diverted to other formations.
		As of 1942 the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade comprised; the
	www.civilization.ca /cwm/armwar/units/11b4thbdeeng.html (219 words)

	The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps: An Illustrated History
		The opening chapters deal with the service of the cavalry ancestors of the Armoured Corps in the War of 1812, the Rebellions of 1837-38 and the North-West Rebellion.
		Finally, the Armoured Corps has been involved in most of Canada's military commitments since the war, including peacekeeping duties in many parts of the world.
		He is co-author of The Gate: A History of The Fort Garry Horse (1970) and of A Pictorial History of the 8th Canadian Hussars (1973), and author/editor of We Stand on Guard: An Illustrated History of the Canadian Army (Montreal: Ovale Publishing, 1992).
	www.rbstudiobooks.com /RCAC.html (640 words)

	Omniseek: /Lifestyle /Military /Armoured Regiments /
		The Fort Garry Horse is an Armoured Reconnaissance unit in the Canadian Army Reserve based at McGregor Armoury in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
		The Queen's York Rangers is an armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces Militia.
		The Regimental title is "The Royal Canadian Dragoons" which may be abbreviated to The RCD.
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{8213} (506 words)

	CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY Books - Used Books Online from Maple Ridge Books
		A history of HMCS St. Laurent, the Canadian navy's first postwar antisubmarine vessel commissioned in 1955, and the twenty similar ships all given the nickname of 'Cadillac' class due to their sleek lines.
		A history of the Canadian contribution to the Korean War and the controversy surrounding the United Nations involvement.
		A history of the PPCLI, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, formed to fight in World War I. The unit fought at Ypres and Vimy Ridge during that war and fought again during World War II in Sicily, Italy, and Holland, in Korea, and as a peacekeeping force in Kosovo.
	www.biblio.com /browse_books/catalog/134466/21462.html (3727 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - 4th Canadian Armoured Division
		In 1942 Ottawa took the decision to convert the entire formation to an armoured role, a move that required a considerable re-organisation as well as complete re-training.
		An armoured division called for just two brigades (in the case of 4th Armoured Division these would be the 3rd and 4th Canadian Armoured Brigades) and so only six of the original nine infantry battalions became armoured regiments, the remaining three battalions being diverted to other formations.
		The conversion of the division from infantry to armour - accomplished in the unbelievable period of only five months - was carried out by Major-General F.F. Worthington, known to all as Worthy, the founder of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
	www.civilization.ca /cwm/armwar/units/11a4thdiveng.html (275 words)

	Royal Montreal Regiment (Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		At the Royal Montreal Regiment pages can be found one of the best detailed images of a Canadian Regimental Colour that I have seen on the web.
		Two oddities of this particular flag are the roman numeral XIV in the center, which commemorates the fact that the regiment perpetuates the 14th Battalion of the WWI Canadian Expeditionary Force; and the badge of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps at the bottom.
		The text also notes that the Royal Montreal Regiment was the third Canadian regiment to receive a Queen's Colour in the form of the new national flag (9 Nov. 1969).
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca^rmr.html (219 words)

	Provost Marshals - Biography - Col Allen L. Brady. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		He enlisted with the Royal Canadian artillery in February 1941, was subsequently transferred to the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps and posted to the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD).
		Later, following a tour of duty with the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School, Camp Borden, Ontario, he attended the United States Amphibious Warfare School at Quantico, Virginia.
		He assumed the appointment of Commanding Officer of the Royal Canadian Dragoons early in September 1956, serving with them in Germany until 15 April 1959, when he was appointed Provost Marshal.
	home.primus.ca /~cproc-mp/pm.brady.htm (265 words)

	Armour on the Web
		Steel Chariots The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in WW2
		focuses on the scholarly study of armoured warfare past and present, and tank technology.
		This Intranet is officially supported by CDEB Tank Museum Saumur Armour Documentation Centre, the EAABC Armour School, including partnership with Panzermuseum Munster, Imperial War Museum Duxford, and the Royal Geographical Society of London.
	www.wargamer.com /tracklinks/armouron.htm (356 words)

	Second World War Books: Review
		Although it covers the entire history of the Royal Canadian Armored Corps from its cavalry antecedents in 1759 to its current incarnation at the beginning of a another century, more than 250 of the book's 446 pages directly cover the Second World War.
		Very thorough and detailed text covers not only the pair of Canadian armored divisions (1st—later redesignated 5th—and 4th) and their components, but also the independent tank brigades and reconnaissance battalions and, of course, the famous Kangaroos—the 1st Armored Personnel Carrier Regiment.
		Once the Germans were driven off the heights overlooking the Laison, it took nearly an hour for units to gather in their strays and stragglers and reorganize to continue the advance.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/010128.shtml (825 words)

	Maple Leaf Up Links
		The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Association (Cavalry) comprises the 21 regular and reserve force units of the corps, serving officers and non-commissioned officers, and nation wide representation from retired members...
		The FGH was the 10th Armoured Regiment of the 2nd Armoured Brigade.
		Sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Brussels, this is an online version of a booklet published earlier describing three 'routes of remembrance' one can take in Belgium in order to follow the progress of the Canadian Army in both wars.
	www.mapleleafup.org /links.html (1989 words)

	Battle Honours - The Second World War
		(a) where units such as armoured regiments, armoured car regiments, reconnaissance regiments or machine-gun battalions fought on a squadron or company basis, with squadrons or companies being attached to brigades or battalions for operations, honours may be awarded where fifty percent of the squadrons or companies were engaged without their regimental or battalion headquarters~.
		An honorary distinction such as a badge with year dates will, if awarded to a battalion of a regiment, be peculiar to that unit and not to the whole regiment and will be borne on the unit's colour or appointments.
		All the theatres, battles, actions and engagements in which Canadian regiments, entitled to battle honours, are known to have taken part have been listed under the official classifications as agreed by this committee.
	members.tripod.com /RegimentalRogue/battlehonours/secondworldwar-btlhnrs.htm (1392 words)

	Bibliography
		Dragoon: The Centennial History of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1883-1983 Belleville, ON: Guild of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1983.
		Goodspeed, Donald James Battle Royal : a History of the The Royal Regiment of Canada, 1862-1962 Royal Regiment of Canada Association, Toronto, c1962.
		The Essex Scottish Regiment (Allied with the Essex Regiment) 1939-1945: A Brief Narrative.
	canperson.freehosting.net /div.htm (2255 words)

	Senior Officer Biography <title name> -
		Overseas, he headed the forward element of C Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) in Lahr, Germany, from 1983 to 1984 and a squadron in Cyprus from August 1990 to March 1991 with 12 RBC.
		Brigadier-General Lacroix graduated from the Land Force Command and Staff Course at Kingston in 1987, the Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course at Toronto in 1992, the Advanced Military Studies Course at Toronto in 2001 and the National Strategic Studies Course also in Toronto, in 2005.
		He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada in July 2005.
	www.forces.gc.ca /dsa/app_bio/engraph/FSeniorOfficerBiographyView_e.asp?SectChoice=1&mAction=View&mBiographyID=283&mPrintFriendly=dummy (261 words)

	Juno Beach - Book Reference
		The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, John Marteinson and Micahael McNorgan, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Assoc, 2000.
		Military historian Norm Christie travels to Canadian battlefields, monuments and cemeteries throughout the world to guide viewers through the Second World War from the point of view of ordinary soldiers, who tell their stories in their own words.
		With obstacles designed to tear the bottoms out of landing crafts, millions of landmines and hundreds of concrete bunkers equipped with machine guns and artillery, the beach was a 400-mile long killing zone.
	members.shaw.ca /junobeach/juno-9.htm (451 words)

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