Monday, 13 October 2014

Canadian Divisions in Italian campaign 1943-45 and North-West Europe 1944-45

3 Canadian Divisions took part in the invasions of Scilly and the Italian mainland. Most of their equipment was used from 8th army stores from North Africa.
First Canadian Division
Recce: 4th Recce 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: 25 pdr, 5.5in gun
1st Anti-tank Royal Canadian Artillery: 17pdr
Weapons battalion: Saskatoon Light Infantry: Vickers machine-guns, mortars

1st Brigade:
Royal Canadian Regiment
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
48th Highlanders of Canada

2nd Brigade:
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Loyal Edmonton Regiment

3rd Brigade:
Royale 22eme Regiment
Carleton and York Regiment
Wesr Nova Scotia Regiment

1st Canadian Armored Brigade:
11th Armored Regiment, The Ontario Regiment
12th Armored Regiment, Regiment de Trois Rivere
14th Armored Regiment, The Calgary Regiment

4th Canadian Armored Division (in NNormandy)
22nd Armored Regiment, Canadian Grenadier Guards
28th Armored Regiment, The British Columbia Regiment
South Alberta Light Horse, Armored Recce
Motor Regiment, Lake Superior Regiment

10th Brigade:
Lincoln and Welland Regiment
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
The Algonquin Regiment

5th Canadian Armored Division
Recce: Governor Generals Horse Guards
17th Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
4th Anti-tank, Royal Canadian Artillery
2nd Armored Regiment, Lord Strathconnas Horse
5th Armored Regiment, 8thNew Brunswick Hussars
9th Armored Regiment, The British Columbia Dragoons
Motor Regiment, The Westminster Regiment

Weapons: Princess Louise Fusiliers
11th Brigade:
The Perth Regiment
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Irish Regiment of Canada


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