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British Columbia Dragoons
The British Columbia Dragoons (BCD) is a Primary Reserve armoured warfare, armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army. It is based in Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia, and is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group. Detachments *Regimental Headquarters (Kelowna) *A Squadron (Vernon, British Columbia, Vernon) *B Squadron (Kelowna) Lineage The British Columbia Dragoons * Originated on 1 April 1911, in Vernon, British Columbia, as one of two four-squadron regiments designated the ''British Columbia Horse''. * Reorganized on 1 December 1911, as the ''1st Regiment, British Columbia Horse''. * Redesignated on 15 April 1912, as the ''30th Regiment, British Columbia Horse''. * Redesignated on 15 March 1920, as ''The British Columbia Mounted Rifles''. * Redesignated on 15 March 1929, as ''The British Columbia Dragoons''. * Redesignated on 11 February 1941, as the ''2nd (Reserve) Regiment, The British Columbia Dragoons''. * Redesignated on 1 April 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve. The Army is headed by the concurrently held Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff, who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff. The Army is also supported by 3,000 civilian employees from the civil service. Formed in 1855, as the Active Militia, in response to the threat of the United States to the Province of Canada after the British Garrison left for the Crimean War. This Militia was later split into the Permanent Active Militia and the Non-Permanent Active Militia. Finally, in 1940, an Order in Council was issued to rename the active militias to the Canadian Army. On 1 April 1966, prior to the unification of the Canadian Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
