12 Facts About Canadian Forces

Thereafter, the Royal Canadian Forces Navy was formed, and, with the advent of military aviation, the Royal Canadian Forces Air Force.

Similarly, when the United Kingdom entered into conflict with Germany in the First World War, Canadian Forces troops were called to participate in European theatres.

Battles that are particularly notable to the Canadian Forces military include the Second Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Second Battle of Passchendaele, as well as a series of attacks undertaken by the Canadian Forces Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.

Canadian Forces entered the Second World War in September 1939, after the Canadian Crown-in-Council declared war on Nazi Germany.

Battles and campaigns during the Second World War that were particularly notable to the Canadian Forces military include the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Hong Kong, the Dieppe Raid, the invasion of Sicily and Italy, Operation Overlord, the Siegfried Line Campaign, Operation Veritable, as well as the strategic bombing of German cities.

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The Canadian Forces were deployed in Afghanistan until 2011, under the NATO-led United Nations International Security Assistance Force, at the request of the Government of Afghanistan.

Canadian Forces operate out of 27 Canadian Forces bases across the country, including NDHQ.

Royal Canadian Navy, headed by the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, includes 28 warships and submarines deployed in two fleets: Maritime Forces Pacific at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast, and Maritime Forces Atlantic at His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard in Halifax on the east coast, as well as one formation: the Naval Reserve Headquarters at Quebec City, Quebec.

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is a formation capable of operating independently but primarily focused on generating special operations forces elements to support CJOC.

Royal Canadian Forces Medical Service is a personnel branch of the CAF, consisting of all members of medical occupations.

Royal Canadian Forces Dental Corps is a personnel branch of the CAF.

However, since the end of the Cold War, as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has moved much of its defence focus "out of area", the Canadian Forces military has become more deeply engaged in international security operations in various other parts of the world—most notably in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014.