1941-1945

4th Canadian Armoured Division, 1941-1945

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

5th Canadian (Armoured) Division, 1941-1945

The 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division proceeded overseas in one main convoy, arriving in the United Kingdom at the end of November 1941. The 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division spent two years of the war uneventfully in the United Kingdom, before finally transferring to the Mediterranean theatre in November 1943 to join the 1st Canadian Infantry Division … Read more