The first Cold War test of the Canadian army came with the Korean War. Find more about Canadian armor at our partner museum, the Ontario Regiment Museum! With this experience, the Canadian armored forces entered the Cold War. After the ill-fated raid on Dieppe in 1942, Canadian tanks continued to serve from Sicily to Italy, France, the Low Countries and Germany. By the end of the war, the Canadian industry had produced thousands of Ram and Valentine tanks, Sexton self propelled guns, three types of armored cars and almost one million of the famous “Canadian Military Pattern” (CMP) trucks from Ford, GM Canada and Montréal Locomotive Works factories. The Permanent Active Militia was beefed-up and reorganized as a standing army. FV4201 Chieftain/90mm Gun Tank T95 HybridĬanadian armored history began at the outbreak of World War 2, with the rapid expansion of the army brought about by the mobilization of manpower and industrial might.

‘Cobra’ Light Cross Country Combat Vehicle (Cobra LCCCV).Canadian M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman ‘Easy Eight’.Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman ‘Easy Eight’.Approximately 3,000 armored vehicles, between 1947-1990 Tanks

Modernized centurion tank