Canadian Forces Day
Canadian Forces Day is held on June 2. Celebrated on the first Sunday in June. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. Help us
The Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force comprise the three branches of the Canadian Armed Forces. Their long and proud tradition of protecting and serving Canada on land, at sea and in the air continues today.
The Canadian Armed Forces also perform many other important functions such as search and rescue, patrolling our air space and territorial waters, supporting anti-drug operations and helping out in the aftermath of natural disasters. The Canadian Rangers, an element of the Reserves, provide a military presence in the sparsely populated areas of northern Canada.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Canada Decoration Day on June 2 (is an unofficial holiday that honors the veterans of the country's military. Decoration Day began as a protest in 1890 by forgotten Canadian veterans who had fought in Canada's first modern battle, the Battle of Ridgeway, on June 2, 1866);
Namibian Armed Forces Day on June 3 (since 1994);
Normandy landings of the Allied Expeditionary Forces on June 6 (D-Day, a.k.a. Operation Neptune, part of Operation Overlord 1944);
Battle of Arica Day on June 7 (Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile);