Directorate of History and Heritage
Visit the military history archive research room to view the collections and do primary research, or ask an expert for answers.
Services and information
Archive research room
Visit the military history archive research room in Ottawa.
History and structure
History and structure of the Military History and Heritage Directorate.
Collections
Military history resources accessible in the archive research room.
Search our Collections
Use our online tool to access our historical resources.
Biography of the first Director
Colonel Charles Percy Stacey, first Director of military history at National Defence.
Get answers to military history questions
You have several ways to get answers to your military history questions.
Other military history organizations
Descriptions and locations of other organizations that study Canada’s military history.
Canadian Expeditionary Force organization chart
Organization chart of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) from 1918, during the First World War.