Canadian Military During the Cold War

Canada's military was influential:
-troop commitment to the Korean War
-contributed more than 26 000 troops to the Korean War
-third largest United Nations contingent sent to Korea
-sent three destroyers to Korea right away followed by a few other destroyers during the conflict
-notable contributions of Canadian military forces in Korea
-naval power
-provide fire support during the crucial attack on Inchon
-ships cover retreating ally forces after Chinese intervention pushes United Nation troops back
-allowed time for more soldiers to withdraw
-was an excellent patrol force and for aircraft carrier protection
-army forces in Korea
-Battle of Kapyong
-stopped Chinese Spring Offensive
-defeated Chinese forces when outnumber 5 to 1
-only unit that never retreated or lost their positions
-did not surrendered when surrounded by enemy forces
-caused 1 000+ kills and several more wounded with less than 50 killed
-kept South Korean capital, Seoul, the main objective of the offensive, out of enemy hands
-peacekeeping forces
-train local police forces such as in Haiti
-patrolled unstable territory to discourage crime and violence

Canada's military was not influential:
-proved relatively unneeded during the Korean War
-army forces were not used often
-only was decisive in a few battles
-kept as only a reserve force for occasional use
-rarely saw the opportunity to take part
-only used in small numbers for patrolling often
-ships not usually decisive in victory
-for most part, used for patrolling duties
-not used consistently for combat purposes
-Canada did not often use its military forces
-the Vietnamese War was not in the least bit influenced by Canadian troops
-generally stayed out of conflicts
-did not send Canadian troops with the intention of fighting
-Canadian peacekeeping forces do not really fight
-Suez Crisis peacekeeping forces did not fight
-size of Canadian forces at peacetime too small to influence others
-was not considered strong enough to influence events
-air force lost status
-no longer had the most advanced fight, the Avro Arrow
-all engineers move to the United States