The 1st Canadian Division is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under Canadian Joint Operations Command. It is a high-readiness unit, able to move on ve
Canadian field comforts commission insert found in "With the First Canadian Contingent", Canadian Government publication from 1915.
Men of the 16th Infantry Battalion (Canadian Scottish) moving up to the front line near Inchy during the Canadian Corps crossing of the Canal du Nord, 27 September 1918.
Infantry and Bren gun carriers of The West Nova Scotia Regiment in training at Aldershot, Hampshire, England, 29 February 1940.
Canadian troops of The Carleton and York Regiment move inland from the beaches after landing in Sicily, 13 July 1943.
The Canadian Army is the ground force of Canada, and one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Armed Forces, responsible for conventional land operations. As of 2024, it includes about 2
1st Canadian Division
…on 7 October 2010 at Kingston, with Defence Minister Peter MacKay acting as the reviewing officer. Headquarters 1st Canadian Division is part of the Canadian Army administratively and remains at Canadian Forces Base Kingston using existing infrastructure and base support. Major-General David Fraser, former…
Uniforms of Canadian Militia units, c. 1898
Canadian soldiers at the Battle of Paardeberg during the Second Boer War, 1900
Members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, 12th York Rangers, and the 10th Royal Grenadiers leave for training camp, 1914
Canadian soldiers advance during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917