2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier , formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 8 nautical miles north northwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 2nd Canadian Division is stationed at the base, comprising the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Group.
Canteen named "Le chez nous du soldat", 1918
Postcard of tents hastily erected to accommodate thousands of troops during the First World War
Vaccination of soldier during WWI
Governor General of Canada, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, and Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King, inspecting troops, 1940
A Canadian Forces base or CFB is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units.
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