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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.
The regiment embarked for Britain on 13 November 1941 and landed in Italy on 8 November 1943, where it fought as part of the 5th Armoured Brigade, 5th Canadian Armoured Division. On 16 February 1945 the regiment moved with the I Canadian Corps to North-West Europe as part of Operation Goldflake , where it fought until the end of the war.
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 ]
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.
Note: each regular force regiment retains a parachute company. The Royal Canadian Regiment. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry)2nd Battalion (mechanized infantry)
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 ...
3 RCR was once again a regular force battalion when it assumed duties as a mechanised infantry battalion of 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, taking over 3 (Mechanized) Commando of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. It served in Baden, Germany, until 1984, when it was replaced by 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.