Milestone CMP's: Canada's 500,000th military vehicle

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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..."

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.

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