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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra
"CANADA'S 500,000TH MILITARY VEHICLE - OSHAWA, JUNE 1943. Extensive ceremonies marked the delivery, June 19, of the half-millionth unit of motorized equipment produced in Canada during this war. A plant visit, a luncheon, a parade, a public ceremony, and demonstrations at proving grounds were the principal events of the day. Automotive workers, representing the three companies which built..."
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June 1943 marked the 500,000th vehicle, and by September 1945 an astounding grand total of 857,970 vehicles - Canadian Military Pattern, Modified Conventional Pattern, Armoured and Miscellaneous - were built for the Canadian Armed Services and Allies.
