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Royal Canadian Armoured Corps | |
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Corps blindé royal canadien (French) | |
Active | 13 August 1940 – present |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Canadian Army |
Type | Personnel branch |
Size | 3 Regular Force regiments, 18 Reserve Force regiments |
Motto(s) | Worthy (official) Through the mud and the blood to the green fields beyond (Unofficial) |
Colours | Yellow and Red |
March | "My Boy Willie" |
The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC; French: Corps blindé royal canadien) is the armoured corps within the Canadian Army, including 3 Regular and 18 Reserve Force regiments,[1] as well as the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School.
The corps was formed as the Canadian Armoured Corps in 1940, within the Canadian Army (Active). In August 1945, it was given its "royal" designation, and following the Second World War, several Reserve Force units were incorporated into the corps. From 1968 until 2013, it was officially named the Armoured Branch.