Sunday, 3 August 2014

Third Canadian Infantry Division in 1/72

 all units are modeled with 4 stands, Bren gunners, PIAT teams, and riflemen. information below from wikipedia
Formation sign used to identify vehicles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division
  • Divisional Royal Canadian Artillery
    • 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
    • 13th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
    • 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA modeled with 25pdr guns back in Nova Scotia
    • 3rd Anti-tank Regiment, RCA modeled with a Loyd carrier and a 6pdr Anti-Tank gun
    • 4th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RCA modeled with a Bofors gun back in Nova Scotia
  • Divisional Royal Canadian Engineers
    • 6th Field Company, RCE
    • 16th Field Company, RCE modeled with trucks, and a Bailey bridge set in storage back home in Nova Scotia.
    • 18th Field Company, RCE
    • 3rd Canadian Field Park Company, RCE
    • 3rd Canadian Divisional Bridge Platoon, RCE[5]

Juno Beach, D Day[edit]

Main article: Operation Overlord
Juno beach was five miles wide and stretched on either side of Courseulles-sur-Mer.
The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division with the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade under command landed in two brigade groups, the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Each Brigade had three Infantry Battalions and an armoured regiment in support, 2 artillery field regiments, combat engineer companies and extra units from the 79th Armoured Division. The Fort Garry Horse tanks (10th Armoured Regiment) supported the 7th brigade landing on the left and the 1st Hussars tanks (6th Armoured Regiment) supported the landing on the right.

I was able to pick up another box of Revell British WW2 Infantry which can be painted as Canadians, as the uniforms were the same. 


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