5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
- 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
caption=2nd Canadian Infantry Division Formation Patch
dates= 1939-1945
country= Canada
allegiance=
branch= Canadian Army
type=Infantry
role=
size=Brigade
command_structure= 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
current_commander=n/a
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
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battles= Dieppe Raid
Normandy
The Scheldt
The Rhineland
Battle of Groningen
notable_commanders=
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The 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade was mobilized on 1 September 1939 part of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division , even before the declaration of war, and the battalions were promptly fleshed out by volunteers. However, further expansion of the Brigade was hindered by a temporary halt in recruitment and uncertainty about overseas deployment. Consequently, brigade headquarters were not actually formed until May and June 1940.
Following reconstruction,after the Dieppe Raid the Brigade with 2nd Canadian Division moved to Normandy in time to serve with the British 2nd Army. It then participated in the advance along the Channel coast with the Canadian 1st Army including the liberation of Dieppe. The division saw heavy action in the Netherlands in late 1944 and took part in the final offensives in 1945.
Organization
In 1939, The Second Division was organized along regional lines, like the 1st Canadian Infantry Division.5th Infantry Brigade's order of battle was as follows [Stacey, C.P. "The Canadian Army 1939-1945" (Queen's Printer, 1948)]
Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade - Quebec
*The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada - Montreal, Quebec
*Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal - Montreal, Quebec
*Le Régiment de Maisonneuve - Montreal, Quebec
*Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses) - Levis, Quebec
Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade 1944-45
*The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
*Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
*The Calgary Highlanders
ee also
*Military history of Canada during the Second World War
*Military history of Canada
*Canadian Forces
References
External links
* [http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/history/2nddivision.htm CalgaryHighlanders.com]
* [http://www.canadiansoldiers.com canadiansoldiers.com]
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