War Museum

The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. The museum covers all facets of Canada’s military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several thousand years ago to the country’s most recent involvement in conflicts. It includes major permanent exhibitions on wars that have been fought on Canadian soil, the total wars of the twentieth century, the Cold War and peace support operations abroad, and Canada’s history of honouring and remembrance. There is also an open storage area displaying large objects from the Museum’s collection, from naval guns to tanks, from motorcycles to jet aircraft. The exhibits depict Canada’s military past in its personal, national and international dimensions, with special emphasis on the human experience of war and the manner in which war has affected, and been affected by, Canadians’ participation.

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Artillary piece from WWII, War Museum

25 Pounder QF (Quick firing) field gun

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Hitler's car, a black armoured Bercedes Benz Limousing, which he used as a parade car.

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Torpedo

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M4A4 Sherman Tank

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M4A4 Sherman Tank, "Forceful III"

Landed in France July 44 as part of the Governor General's Foot Guards. It was the regiment's only tank out of 69 issued, to fight Through France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, before being brought back to Canada in 1946.

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More info on M4A4

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20 mm flak (Fliegerabwehrkanonen) gun

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The "Moaning Minnie" Nebelwerfer rocket launcher

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The German MG-42 was one of the best machine guns of the war

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The Wasp flamethrower

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Jeep

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DYCK amphibious vehicle

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M24 Chaffee tank

Introduced late in WWII, this tank played a minor role, but was used in the Korean War.

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Valentine British/Canadian tank was used by the Russians during WWII.

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Grizzly Tank, Canadian version of the Sherman.

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Panzer V German Tank

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Sherman Tank

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