Jump to content

1st Canadian Infantry Brigade

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kges1901 (talk | contribs) at 20:54, 31 July 2019 (removed Category:Military units and formations established in the 1910s; added Category:Military units and formations established in 1914 using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

The 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade was a Canadian Army formation that served with the 1st Canadian Division in World Wars I and II. In 1953 it was reformed in Germany, to become the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1992.

1st Canadian Battalion (Ontario Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
2nd Canadian Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
3rd Canadian Battalion (Toronto Regiment), CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918;
4th (Central Ontario) Battalion, CEF. August 1914 – November 11, 1918.

The brigade was re-established on 14 October 1953 in Europe.^[1]

1st Canadian Infantry Brigade created 14 October 1953
Redesignated 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Group in October 1955
Redesignated 1 Combat Group in 1972
Redesignated 1 Canadian Brigade Group in 1976
Redesignated 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1992

References

^ http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/organization/orgformations/1cmbg.htm

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Canadian_Infantry_Brigade&oldid=908766333"