Atlantic Command (Canadian Army)


Atlantic Command was a formation of the Canadian Army created during the Second World War to strengthen and administer home defence facilities on Canada's Atlantic Coast.
A second major function was to train reinforcements to be sent to
the Canadian divisions in Europe. Most of those soldiers received and
trained with their personal weapons in Camp Debert before being
transported by train to Halifax where they embarked on troop ships that took them to Britain.
Atlantic Command combined the pre-war
Military District No. 6 with Military District No. 7 and
Military District No. 5.
Extending the existing military cooperation among Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland and the United Kingdom, Atlantic Command also controlled Canadian personnel stationed in Newfoundland.

Composition

Commanders

The following two generals served as General Officer Commanding in Chief Atlantic Command: