Appendix C
Organization of Infantry and Armoured Divisions, by Units
(May 1945)

    INFANTRY DIVISION   ARMOURED DIVISION
  Divisional Headquarters   Divisional Headquarters
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS   One reconnaissance regiment   One armoured reconnaissance regiment
One armoured brigade headquarters
Three armoured regiments
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY   Headquarters, R.C.A.
Three field regiments
One anti-tank regiment
One light anti-aircraft regiment
One counter-mortar officer's staff
  Headquarters, R.C.A.
Two field regiments (one self-propelled)
One anti-tank regiment
One light anti-aircraft regiment
One counter-mortar officer's staff
CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS   Headquarters, R.C.E.
One field park company
One divisional bridge platoon
Three field companies
        -----
One field park squadron
One divisional bridge troop
Two field squadrons
ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS   Divisional Signals   Divisional signals
CANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS   One machine gun battalion
One defence and employment platoon
Three infantry brigade headquarters
Three ground defence platoons
Nine infantry battalions (three per brigade)
  One independent machine gun company
One employment platoon
One infantry brigade headquarters
One ground defence platoon
Three infantry battalion
One motor battalion (part of armoured brigade)
ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS   Headquarters, R.C.A.S.C.
      -----
Three infantry brigade companies
One divisional troops company
  Headquarters R.C.A.S.C.
One armoured brigade company
One infantry brigade company
One divisional troops company
One armoured division transport company
ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS         -----
Three field ambulances
Two field dressing stations
One field hygiene section
  One light field ambulance
One field ambulance
One field dressing station
One field hygiene section
ROYAL CANADIAN ORDNANCE CORPS   One ordnance field park   One ordnance field park
ROYAL CANADIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS   Headquarters, R.C.E.M.E.
      -----
Three infantry brigade workshops
One light anti-aircraft workshop
Eleven light aid detachments
  Headquarters, R.C.E.M.E.
One armoured brigade workshop
One infantry brigade workshop
One light anti-aircraft workshop
Twelve light aid detachments
CANADIAN POSTAL CORPS   One divisional postal unit   One divisional postal unit
CANADIAN PROVOST CORPS   One provost company   One provost company
CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE CORPS   One field security section   One field security section

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"DIVISIONAL INCREMENTS TO CORPS TROOPS"
ROYAL CANADIAN
ORDNANCE CORPS
ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY
PAY CORPS
  One ordnance sub park
One mobile laundry and bath unit
One field cash office
  One ordnance sub park
One mobile laundry and bath unit
One field cash office

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