RapidFireWeb 2nd Canadian Infantry Division Elements of the 2nd Division were selected as the main force for Operation Jubilee, a large-scale amphibious raid on the port of Dieppe in German-occupied France. On 19 August 1942, with air and naval gunfire support, the division’s 4th and 6th Infantry Brigades assaulted Dieppe’s beaches. The Germans were … Read more
The formation of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was authorized during the Second World War on 17 May 1940. There was then a considerable delay until the brigade and divisional headquarters were formed on 5 September, and the first divisional commander was appointed on 26 October. While the division’s components were forming, The Cameron Highlanders … Read more
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, Canadian Forces Europe, 1968-1993, Major Combat units 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) was a formation of the Canadian Army, and from 1968, Force Mobile Command (FMC) of the unified Canadian Forces (CF). It was part of the European formation known as Canadian Forces … Read more
4 CMBG in action from 1968 to FallEx 1976 The Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was a formation of the Canadian Army, then Mobile Command of the unified Canadian Forces. It was part of the European formation known as Canadian Forces Europe. The formation served as the main forward deployed land element of Canada’s armed forces, … Read more
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in action, from FallEx 1977 to FallEx 1979 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4822875) 1 R22eR Cpl Lemoine driving an M113 APC looks at the road ahead while the crew commander studies his map, on Ex Certain Wacht, North East Germany, 20 Jan 1977. â (Library and Archives … Read more
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in action, from FallEx 1980 to FallEx 1984 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4886171) 2-1/2-ton trucks, 4 CMBG, convoy, near Heilbronn, Germany, Ex Reforger I, winter exercise, Feb 1979. Rob Love noted that there appears to be a 1976 5/4 ton in the foreground, and there also appears … Read more
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in action, from FallEx 1985 to FallEx 1987 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4976261) Fallex 85, Leopards tanks in the Hohenfels training area, Germany, Ex Rebel Saddle, 28 Aug 1985. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4976254) 4 CMBG Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), in the process … Read more
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in action, from FallEx 1988 to disbandment in 1993 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4940578) Beaver armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB), being loaded by Cpl Moore onto a train at Parsberg, Germany, en route to Rothenberg for Exercise Certain Challenge, Sep 1988. (Brian D. Watters Photo) M113 TUA, … Read more
42nd Highland Regiment, The Black Watch, New Brunswick (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum, Author Photo) Accession No. 1997.28.135. Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada Officers Glengarry Badge (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4235714) Black Watch inspection, Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick, ca 1960s. The 42nd Highland Regiment has a long and … Read more
The 4th Canadian Infantry Division was activated in 1941 and then converted to armour and redesignated as the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. Beginning in 1916 the division adopted a distinctive green-coloured formation patch as its insignia. The division proceeded overseas in 1942, with its two main convoys reaching the United Kingdom in August and October. … Read more
