History
Annex G - C & E Historical Events by Month
| Day | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 2nd Canadian Division Signal Company arrived in France | |
| 1916 | Wireless first used to control artillery fire | |
| 1937 | NWT&Y station Fort Rae moved to Yellowknife | |
| 1949 | Earthquake at NRS Masset | |
| 1983 | The concept of a Reserve Electronic Warfare Squadron was developed | |
| 1988 | 88 Signal Regiment formed for UNIMOG duty in Iraq-Iran | |
| 1 | 1921 | Signals responsibilities completely divorced from CE |
| 1 | 1921 | NPAM Signal units formed across Canada and known collectively as Canadian Corps of Signals |
| 1 | 1961 | 6 Signal Squadron formed |
| 2 | 1909 | First military flight demonstration at Petawawa |
| 2 | 1943 | Canadians captured Regalbuto, Sicily |
| 2 | 1956 | RCSIGS transmitter building in Aklavik burned down |
| 4 | 1914 | Canada went to war |
| 5 | 1945 | VE Day (8 and 9 May) declared by Winston Churchill |
| 6 | 1914 | 1st Canadian Divisional Signalling Company authorized |
| 6 | 1945 | Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
| 7 | 1955 | EXERCISE RISING STAR at Camp Gagetown commenced |
| 8 | 1977 | 1st Canadian Signal Regiment moved into E-30 |
| 8 | 1945 | Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki |
| 9 | 1942 | GEE jammed by the Germans for the first time |
| 9 | 1959 | Aklavik handed over to Department of Transport |
| 9 | 1988 | UNIIMOG authorized |
| 9 | 1994 | Tenders closed for construction of a new C & E Museum building |
| 11 | 1941 | GEE (a bombing navigational aid) first used |
| 11 | 1960 | 57 Canadian Signal Squadron arrived in Leopoldville |
| 15 | 1945 | VJ DAY - Japan surrendered unconditionally |
| 15 | 1963 | 1 Signal Unit redesignated 1st Canadian Signal Regiment |
| 15 | 1980 | OPERATION DELILAH - commissioning of SAMSON |
| 16 | 1914 | Canadian Aviation Corps authorized |
| 16 | 1943 | 83 men of Pacific Command Signals landed at Kiska Island |
| 17 | 1943 | Sicily secured |
| 17 | 1944 | Canadians captured Falaise |
| 18 | 1920 | 6 Signal Company, CE returned to Canada from Russia |
| 19 | 1941 | OPERATION GAUNTLET started, a raid on Spitzbergen |
| 19 | 1942 | OPERATION JUBILEE - the Dieppe raid |
| 19 | 1944 | Canadian Radar Detachment on Loan to Australian Military Forces arrived in Australia |
| 23 | 1937 | Canadian Signal Training Centre opened in Kingston |
| 23 | 1943 | The term "RADAR" was adopted |
| 24 | 1944 | Canadians captured Elbeuf, France |
| 24 | 1965 | RCSIGS Museum Kit Shop authorized |
| 25 |
1941 |
OPERATION GAUNTLET - Five Signals personnel made the initial landing during the raid on Spitzbergen |
| 25 | 1944 | 1 Canadian Army joined 21 Army Group under Montgomery |
| 26 |
1939 |
General Order 124 announced the "Precautionary stage of the Defence scheme". 10,000 soldiers were call out to guard vulnerable points and coastal defences |
| 27 | 1940 | 1 Canadian corps Signals and 2nd Divisional Signals departed Canada for England |
| 27 | 1941 | 31 Royal Air Force Radio School opened at Clinton |
| 27 | 1971 | C & E Branch authorized |
| 30 | 1922 | The Depot, RC Signals established at Camp Borden |
| 30 | 1945 | Signals ended its aid to civil powers due to Fraser River flood |
| 31 | 1958 | 1 Airborne Signal Squadron disbanded |
| 31 | 1961 | 1, 2 and 3 Airborne Signal Troops disbanded |
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