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5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (French: 5 e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada) (5 CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 2nd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City, Quebec. The brigade group is the formation responsible for the majority of francophone units of the regular ...
The 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division was a Canadian division during World War II. Following its redesignation from 1st Canadian Armoured Division , the bulk proceeded overseas in one main convoy, arriving in the United Kingdom at the end of November 1941.
5 Combat Engineer Regiment (French: 5 e Régiment du genie de combat) is a regular combat engineer unit of the Canadian Forces stationed at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier in Quebec. 5 CER is the only Canadian combat engineer regiment operating in French. The mission of 5 CER is to provide combat engineer support to the formation or task force ...
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) , at CFB Edmonton [ 48 ] 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry , at CFB Edmonton [ 49 ]
Note: each regular force regiment retains a parachute company. The Royal Canadian Regiment. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry)2nd Battalion (mechanized infantry)
Although Canadian service battalions were a product of the Cold War and were expected to operate as complete units in support of Canadian Army brigades and brigade groups in the field, since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the non-linear battlefield has meant a shift towards the provision of service support to ongoing operations, e.g. in ...
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group; 2 Combat Engineer Regiment; 3rd Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery; 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group; 5th Dragoons (Canada) 22 Wing Band; 25 Field Ambulance; 31 Canadian Brigade Group; 33 Canadian Brigade Group; 34 Canadian Brigade Group; 34 Combat Engineer Regiment; 35 Canadian Brigade Group; 35 ...
After the re-introduction of Formation Badges by the British Army in 1941, the Canadian Army followed suit. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division used a "battle patch" system of geometric shapes identifying individual brigades and battalions, similar to that used by the 2nd Canadian Division in the First World War, during the 1941-42 period, but abandoned this system after the Dieppe Raid.