Organization

Canadian Army
Domestic Military Organization
Reorganizations

1902-1904 Dundonald Reforms
1920 Otter Committee
1936 Modernization
1954 Kennedy Board
1957 Anderson Report
1964 Suttie Commission
1968 Unification
1995 Special Commission

Organizational Corps/Branches

1900-1968 Organizational Corps
1968-2000 Branches

Listings
1900-1913|1914-1963|1964-2000

Organizational Formations

Reserve Bdes - 1941-1945

13 Cdn Infantry Training Bde

14 Cdn Infantry Training Bde

27th Canadian Brigade

1 CMBG

2 CMBG

3 CMBG

4 CMBG

5e Groupement de Combat

1st Cdn Division (1954-1958)

1st Cdn Division (1988)

Special Service Force

Alliances

1914-1918 Triple Alliance
1939-1945 Allies
1949-1999 NATO

Veteran's Organizations

Defence Associations

Canadian Cavalry Association
Canadian Infantry Association
Intelligence Branch Association

National Defence Emp Assoc
RCAC (Cavalry)
RCA Association
RCOC Association
Union of Nat Def Employees

Veteran's Associations

ANAVETS
Royal Canadian Legion

Supplementary Order of Battle
Field Forces

1914-1919  

Canadian Expeditionary Force
CEF Regional Affiliations

1919

Canadian Siberian Exped Force

1939-1940 (1945) 

 Canadian Active Service Force

1945

Canadian Army Pacific Force

1950-1953

Canadian Army Special Force

Field Force Formations
1914-1918  
Canadian Corps
1st Div | 2nd Div | 3rd Div | 4th Div 5th Div
1939-1945
1st Cdn Army
I Cdn Corps | II Cdn Corps
1st Inf Div | 2nd Inf Div | 3rd Inf Div 4th (Arm) Div | 5th (Arm) Div
6th Div  | 7th Div | 8th Div |
 
1st Arm Bde | 2nd Arm Bde
1950-1953
1 Com Div | 25 Inf Bde
Special Forces

1st Canadian Para Battalion

First Special Service Force

Pacific Coast Militia Rangers

Canadian Rangers

Special Air Service (SAS) Coy

The Canadian Airborne Regt

Unit Listings by year

1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904
1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909
1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914
1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924
1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934
1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939
1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944
1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954
1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974
1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984
1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

Unit Listings by Corps/Branch

RCOC

Rank and Responsibility

Officers

Warrant Officers

Non-Commissioned Officers

Non-Commissioned Mbrs (Men)

Table of Ranks & Responsibilities

Table of Ranks & Appointments

Staff Officers

Rank & Appt Abbreviations

 

Organizational Corps 1964-2000

This is a listing of the corps and branches of the Canadian Army from 1964 to 2000. Under the policies of Unification in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, the corps of the Canadian Army were replaced in the new Canadian Armed Forces with branches.

Canadian Army/Canadian Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve)

Designation as of 1 Jan 1964 Changes made before 1 Jan 2000
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

(Permanent Force only)

nil
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
  • Redesignated Armoured Branch 2 May 1969.
  • Redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
  • Redesignated Artillery Branch 2 May 1969.
  • Redesignated Royal Canadian Artillery.
The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
  • Military Engineering Branch formed 8 May 1967 from all Army, Navy and Air Force engineers.
  • Redesignated Canadian Military Engineers.
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Amalgamated with equivalent Navy and Air Force services and redesignated Communications and Electronics Branch 24 Oct 1968.
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
  • Redesignated Infantry Branch 2 May 1969.
  • Redesignated The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps.
The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Amalgamated with Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps, Royal Canadian Postal Corps, and equivalent navy and air force services and redesignated Administration Branch 1 Sep 1967.
The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
  • Amalgamated with equivalent services of the navy and air force and redesignated Medical Service Branch 2 Jul 1974.
  • Redesignated Canadian Forces Medical Service
The Royal Canadian Dental Corps Amalgamated with equivalent services of the Navy and Air Force and redesignated Dental Branch, 1 Sep 1967.
The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Amalgamated with supply and transport services of Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and equivalent Navy and Air Force services and redesignated Logistics Branch 1 Sep 1967.
The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Amalgamated with RCAF Mobile Support Equipment to become Land Ordnance Engineering Branch 31 Jan 1961.
  • Redesignated Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch 15 May 1984.
  • Redesignated Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch 1990.
The Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps Amalgamated with certain clerical trades of Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Royal Canadian Postal Corps, and equivalent navy and air force service and redesignated Administration Branch 1 Sep 1967.
The Royal Canadian Postal Corps
  • Amalgamated with Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps, certain clerical trades of Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, and equivalent Navy and Air Force pay and postal services, and redesignated Administration Branch 1 Sep 1967.
  • Canadian Forces Postal Services re-formed by separating postal services from Administration Branch 1987.
The Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps Amalgamated with equivalent Navy and Air Force elements and redesignated Chaplain Branch 2 May 1969.
The Canadian Provost Corps
  • Amalgamated with Canadian Intelligence Corps and equivalent police and intelligence services of the navy and air force and redesignated Security Branch 1 Feb 1968.
  • Redesignated Security and Military Police Branch 1999.
Canadian Women's Army Corps Disbanded 1 Apr 1964.
Canadian Intelligence Corps
  • Amalgamated with Canadian Provost Corps and equivalent services of the navy and air force to form Security Branch 1968.
  • Intelligence Branch formed by separation from the Security Branch 1982.
The Canadian Officers' Training Corps Disbanded 1968(?)
The Cadet Services of Canada (Reserves only)
 
Canadian Rangers (Reserves only) nil

Proud to be sponsored by:

© canadiansoldiers.com 1999-2008      

 Last site update 9 November 2008

A proud associate of: