Valcartier garrison

the Garrison Valcartier is a military garrison of the Canadian Armed forces located immediately at the North-West of the town of Quebec, close to the district Laurentien. It belongs to the 5th Group of support of Sector, which constitutes super-bases also gathering the St-Jean Garrisons and Montreal of the Quebec Sector of the terrestrial Force.

History

The Valcartier garrison was built in an original manner like military camp in August 1914, partly because of the mobilization of the Canadian Task force for the First World War. Being given the proximity of the wearing of Quebec, Valcartier became the largest military camp on the Canadian ground with its 32 000 men and 8000 horses.

Valcartier also has a bunker, built at the time of the Cold war, which was intended to protect from many personalities. Today, it is used only for general lodging and does not have any more a strategic role.

Units

The Valcartier Garrison lodges many units:

5th Group-brigade mechanized of Canada

5th light artillery Regiment of Canada
12th Regiment armor-plated of Canada
5th Regiment of the genius of Royal combat
22e Regiment (3 battalions)
QGET (General headquarter and squadron of transmissions)

5th Ambulance of countryside
430e tactical Squadron of helicopters
Music of Royal the 22e Regiment
Quebec Detachment of the regional Unit of support of the Juniors (Is)
part of the 5th Group by support of Sector, which includes/understands various services of institutional support, of which:

5th Battalion of service
5th military Unit of police force

National service of investigation of the Canadian Armed forces military unit of police force
Research and development on Defense - Canada of the Ministry for Defense

The Valcartier Garrison also accommodates the Center of instruction of summer of the juniors by the Valcartier army, which allows the drive of the royal Cadets by the Canadian army with the assistance of the regional Unité of support for the juniors (is).

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