At the beginning of World War 2 in 1941, Canada found itself in the same position as Australia. They did not have much of an armored corps or the industrial facilities to produce and support one. This meant they had to rely on the British to supply them with armored vehicles. The War in the Atlantic, however, was not going well and, in these early years of the War, the British Army needed every tank they could produce for their own use.
In 1942, a British Tank mission visited the United States and Canada. The goal of the visit was to standardize the fighting vehicles produced and used by the British, the United States and Canada. They agreed that the American Medium Tank M4, famously known as Sherman, would be most suitable for the role. During a later meeting, it was agreed that Canadian manufacturing should be used to produce a version of the M4A1 - the cast-hull Sherman. The proposed name was the Buffalo, but it was later changed to a Canadian fighting animal; the Grizzly, the bear native to North America.
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An article by Matthe Jussaume
Narrated by Monty
Edited by Pavel Alexe
Sound edited by Gabe
