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The AHQ Reports, compiled by the staff of the Historical Section, General Staff, from 1944-1959 were the successors to the Canadian Military Headquarters (CMHQ) Reports once Col C.P. Stacey and his staff returned to Canada from London, England (1947-1948).

Some are refinements of original CMHQ reports, based on additional documentation acquired both during and after the Second World War; others deal with entirely new material not covered by the CMHQs.

All were used by the narrative writers whose work was the basis for the official histories written by Col Stacey and LCol G.W.L. Nicholson.

The AHQ Reports below have been declassified and are being made available electronically over time. All hard copies are available at the Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH). Historical documents in their own right, these reports are available only in English (DOL Disclaimer).


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Army Headquarters (AHQ) Reports (1948-1959)

Report Serial
NO.

DATE

SUBJECT

1

8 May 44

Fixed Cost Artillery Defences on the Pacific Coast.

2

22 Sep 44

The Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Pacific Coast.

3

1 Jun 44

The Employment of Infantry in the Pacific Coast Defences, Aug 39 - Dec 43..

4

20 Feb 45

AA Defences Atlantic Coast.

5

22 Feb 46

The First Canadian Special Service Battalion.

6

16 Oct 44

The Canadian Participation in the KISKA OPERATIONS..

7

25 Sep 46

The 6th Canadian Division..

8

19 Oct 46

The 7th Canadian Division..

9

08 Oct 46

Supplementary Report on Canadian Participation in Civil Affairs..

10

5 Dec 46

Operation "JUBILEE": The Raid on Dieppe, 19 Aug 42. Information From German War Diaries.

11

4 Jul 47

The 8th Canadian Division, 1942-43.

12

5 Dec 46

The Personal Experiences of a Canadian Civil Affairs Officer in France and Belgium, Jun 44 - Mar 45.

13

Dec 46

The Experiences of a Canadian Civil Affairs Officer in Germany, March 1945 – April 1946..

14

15 Apr 47

The Sicilian Campaign (July – August 1943)
Information from German Sources.
.

15

1 May 47

The Canadian Women's Army Corps, 1941-1946..

16

15 Jul 47

The Canadian Army Pacific Force, 1944-1945..

17

27 Oct 47

The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in the Low Countries and in Germany. Final Operations (2 January - 18 February and 24 March - 5 May 1945)..

18

1 Nov 47

The Campaign in Southern Italy (Sep - Dec 1943)
Information from German Military Documents.
.

19

26 Jun 48

Operation "PLUNDER": The Canadian Participation in the Assault Across the Rhine and the Expansion of the Bridgehead by 2 Cdn Corps, 23/24 Mar - 1 Apr 45.

20

19 Jul 48

The Italian Campaign (4 Jun-10 Aug 44). Information from German Sources regarding Allied Operations in General and Canadian Operations in Particular.

21

7 Jul 48

The Development of Allied Grand Strategy in the Second World War (With Special Reference to the Defeat of Germany).

22

31 Jan 49

The Reorganization of the Canadian Militia, 1919-20..

23

15 Aug 49

Return and Leave to Canada for Personnel of the Canadian Army Overseas.

24

31 Mar 49

The Italian Campaign: From the Fall of Rome to the Evacuation of Florence (4 Jun-10 Aug 44). Information from German Military Documents regarding Allied Operations in General and Canadian Operations in Particular.

25

16 Jun 49

Operations of 1 Cdn Corps, 22 Sep 44 - 28 Oct 44: From the Marecchia to the Ronco..

26

23 Aug 49

The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in France 6 Jun - 6 Sep 44..

27

27 Sep 49

The Italian Campaign: The Battle of Rimini and the subsequent Advance to the River Ronco (11 Aug – 31 Oct 44) - Information from German Military Documents regarding Allied Operations in General and Canadian Operations in Particular.

28

15 Oct 49

The Japanese Balloon enterprise Against North America..

29

26 Oct 49

Canadian Public Opinion on the employment of the Army, 1939-45.

30

18 Nov 49

Army Participation in Measures taken by the Three Services for the Security of the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Lower River during the Period of German Submarine Activity, 1942-45..

31

10 Dec 49

Operations of 1 Cdn Corps, 28 Oct 44 - 27 Feb 45: The Capture of Ravenna, The Advance to the Senio, and the Winter Line.

32

10 Dec 49

The Concluding Phase of Operations by the 1st Cdn Army 2 Apr - 5 May 45..

33

16 Dec 49

"Z" Force in Iceland: An Account of the Dispatch of Canadian Troops to Iceland and their Subsequent Operations There..

34

24 Jan 50

Canadian-American Co-operation in the Defence of Sault Ste. Marie, 1941-1944..

35

20 Mar 50

Allied Forces in Canada, 1940-1943..

36

31 Mar 50

The Development of the German Defences in the Dieppe Sector, 1940-42 - Information from German War Diaries..

37

28 Jun 50

The Policy Governing the Finding and Selection of Officers for the CASF (later CAA)..

38

27 Jul 50

Tank Production in Canada..

39

17 Oct 50

Operations of 1 Cdn Corps in Noprth-WWest Europe, 15 Mar - 5 May 45..

40

30 Apr 51

The Campaign in North-West Europe. Information from German Sources - Part I: German Defence Preparations in the West..

41

20 Jul 51

The German Defences in the Courseulles-St. Aubin Area of the Normandy Coast..

42

6 Jun 51

The Preliminary Planning For Operation "OVERLORD" - Some Aspects of the Preparations for an Allied Re-entry to North-West Europe, 1940-1944..

43

6 Sep 51

Report on Trg of the 4th and 5th Cdn Armd Divs in the UK, Oct 41 - Jul 44..

44

26 Sep 51

The announcement of Canadian Participation in Operation "HUSKY"..

45

21 Nov 51

Civil affairs in the Mediterranean, Jul 43 - May 45..

46

31 Mar 52

Operations by Canadian Railway Troops During the Second World War, 1939-1945..

47

6 Feb 52

The History of Bands in the Canadian Army..

48

5 Mar 52

Canada and the Higher Direction of the Second World War.

49

13 Jun 52

Organization of the Department of National Defence (Army) 1939-45..

50

14 Oct 52

The Campaign in North-West Europe. Information from German Sources - Part II: German Defence Preparations in the West, 6 Jun - 22 Aug 44..

51

6 May 52

The 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, Feb 1951 - May 1952..

52

31 May 52

Canadian Policy on the Employment of Canadian Military Forces in Wartime, 1899-1945..

53

11 Jun 52

Canadian Organization in Theatres of Operations, 1939-1945..

54

30 Jun 52

Canadian Participation in the Operations in North-west Europe, 1944 - Part I: The Assault and Subsequent Operations of 3 Cdn Inf Div and 2nd Cdn Armd Bde 16-39 Jun 44..

55

21 Oct 52

Operations of 1 Cdn Armd Bde in Italy, 4 Jan 1944 - 11 May 1944..

56

18 Apr 58

The German Surrender, May 1945..

57

22 Dec 52

A Summary of Major Changes in Army Organization, 1939-1945..

58

15 Feb 53

Canadian Participation in the Operations in North-West Europe, 1944 - Part II: Canadian Operations in July..

59

21 Mar 53

Food Complaints and Cooks' Training, Canadian Army Overseas, 1939-43..

60

1 Apr 53

Movement and Operations of 11 Cdn Inf Bde Gp, Italy, 9 Apr - 5 May 44..

61

28 Apr 53

Policy and Organization for scientific Research and Technical Development in the Canadian Army, 1939-1945..

62

21 May 53

Canadian Participation in the Korean War
Part I: 25 Jun 50 - 31 Mar 52.
.

63

17 Aug 53

Manpower Problems of the Canadian Army During the Second World War..

64

20 Aug 53

The Reorganization of the Canadian Militia, 1936..

65

23 Dec 53

Canadian Participation in the Operations in North-West Europe, 1944 Part III: Canadian Operations, 1-23 Aug..

66

12 Jan 54

Training of 1st Cdn Army (less 3rd Cdn Inf Div and 2nd Cdn Armd Bde), Dec 1943 - May 1944..

67

15 Jan 54

Manpower Problems of the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War..

68

17 Jun 54

"Manpower" Problems of Women's Services during the Second World War..

69

9 Jul 54

The Campaign in North-West Europe. Information from German Sources. Part III: German Defence Operations in the Sphere of 1st Canadian Army, 23 Aug - 8 Nov 44..

70

24 Jun 54

The Canadian-American Permanent Joint Board of Defence, 1940-1945..

71

20 Jul 54

Manpower Problems of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War, 1939-1945..

72

7 Jan 55

Canadian Participation in the Korean War, Part II: 1 Apr 52 - 31 Jul 53..

73

14 Feb 55

A Survey of Army Research and Development, 1939-45..

74

5 Jul 55

ffensive Air Support of 1st Canadian Army during Operations in North-West Europe..

75

13 Nov 56

Military Cooperation within the Commonwealth, 1939-1945..

76

1 Feb 58

The Equipment of Canada's Armed Forces during the Second World War
Problems ion Procurement and Assignment.

77

30 Sep 57

The Campaign in North-West Europe: Higher Direction of Operations from Falaise Debacle to Ardennes Offensive, 20 Aug - 16 Dec 1944..

78

2 Jan 59

Some Impressions of UNEF, 1957-1958
Memorandum br Capt JA Swettenham, RCE.
.

79

30 Jan 59

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon during the Second World War..

80

6 Feb 59

Proposed Dispatch of a Canadian Force to the Falkland Islands, 1942..

81

20 Feb 59

Problems Affecting French-Speaking Representation in the Post-War Canadian Army..

82

20 Oct 59

Operations in Northern Russia, 1918-1919..

83

20 Oct 59

Allied Intervention in Siberia, 1911-1919..

84

20 Oct 59

Canadians in Mesopotamia, 1918-1919..

85

20 Oct 59

Operations in Palestine, 1918-1919..

86

20 Oct 59

The Eastern Mediterranean Theatre, 1915-1917

87

20 Oct 59

Canadian Forces in Bermuda and St-Lucia, 1914-1919

88

 

 

89

 

 

90

 

 

91

15 Jul 60

Some Aspects of Disciplinary Policy In the Canadian Services, 1914-1946.

92

1 December 1960

The Canadian Rangers.

93

 

 

94

 

 

95

 

 

96

 

 

97

31 May 60

A Study on Demobilization and Rehabilitation of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Second World War, 1939-1945.

98

 

The Command of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada In the United Kingdom, 1914-1918..

99

3 Dec 86

The Origins of the First World War.

100

 

 

101

4 May 64

A Preliminary Report concerning the Availability of Material relating to the dispatch of Canadian Troops to Cyprus, 1964.

102

 

Canadian Militia and Canadian Defence Policy in the Period 1867 - 1900.