Interviewee: Dangerfield, Jack

ABSTRACT: Jack Dangerfield talks about his multiple deployments to West Germany during the Cold War. He begins with the story of how he came to join the military, and his first deployment with the Lord Strathcona Horse. He then talks about the training that the Brigade received, and how highly it was regarded. He talks about commanding the Reconnaissance unit. He also talks about the training that the Brigade received both in Germany and back in Canada. He then moves on to describe the equipment the Brigade used, as well as chemical warfare protocols. He also talks at length about the impacts of the 1968 Trudeau military cuts and the various ramifications throughout the years to follow. 0:30-4:25-Joining the military, deployment to West Germany in 1965 with the Lord Strathcona Horse. 4:34- 9:40-Training for Germany, duties during deployment, work with the Reconnaissance unit. 9:50-17:50-Brigade training, Brigade strength, Brigade Equipment. 17:50-29:00-1968 Budget cuts and its impacts, Role in NATO and West Germany, Chemical Warfare. 29:00-32:35-Commanding Centurions in Lahr, Training and time in Southern Germany, Military Cuts 32:45-45:00-Daily life in Germany, Anecdotes on relationships with German citizens, Interaction with BAOR. 45:00- 53:00-Liberal Government and election of 1968, Unification, Armed Forces Review. 53:00-1:05-Reaction to Brigade cuts, Dealing with the cuts, movement after the cuts. 65:00-75:00-Looking back on service in Germany, 4 CMBG contribution to NATO Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 52:00-1:00:00 An account of what Jack Dangerfield went through when learning about the cuts that were to be made from the Brigade.

Interviewer: Young, Mary

An interview/narrative of Jack Dangerfield's experiences in 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Interview took place on March 14, 2017 in Kelowna and Victoria, B.C.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Young, Mary
• Dangerfield, Jack

Subject

• Military history
• Cold War (1945-1989)
• Armed Forces--Officers

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 14, 2017

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria
• Germany

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155
• 51.5, 10.5

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• sound recordings
• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• DJ_0855

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• March 14, 2017

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 256 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2017. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/d6ax-rr33

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