Appendix B
(Armoured Corps, Artillery and Infantry)
Composition of the First Canadian Army
(5 May 1945)Titles of units in this "skeleton" composition are those actually used overseas on 5 May 1945. Since that date the prefix "Royal' has been granted to the Canadian Armoured Corps and the Canadian Infantry Corps. The complete roll of units of all arms and services is too long to be printed here, but the types of units forming infantry and armoured divisions are listed in Appendix "C". Limitations of space have rendered it impossible to include many units of G.H.Q., L. of C., Army and Corps Troops which made important contributions. All Canadian Dental Corps units, for instance, were Army Troops.
Canadian units only are shown, although many British units also served under First Canadian Army. Similarly, Canadian units served from time to time under British formations. To indicate in some degree the extent of this co-operation, a list is given of Allied formations (down to brigades) actually under command of the First Canadian Army on 5 May 1945 and of special Canadian units serving with British divisions.
FIRST CANADIAN ARMY TROOPS
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
25th Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
1st Army Group, Royal Canadian Artillery:
11th Army Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
5th Medium Regiment2nd Army Group, Royal Canadian Artillery:
19th Army Field Regiment
3rd Medium Regiment
4th Medium Regiment
7th Medium Regiment
2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Mobile)CANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
First Canadian Army Headquarters Defence Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment)
1st CANADIAN CORPS TROOPS
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
1st Armoured Car Regiment (The Royal Canadian Dragoons)
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
7th Anti-Tank Regiment
1st Survey Regiment
1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment)
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CANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS
1st Corps Defence Company1
2nd CANADIAN CORPS TROOPS
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
18th Armoured Car Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons)
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY
6th Anti-Tank Regiment
2nd Survey Regiment
6th Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentCANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
2nd Corps Defence Company (The Prince Edward Island Light Horse)
1st CANADIAN INFANTRY DIVISION
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
4th Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
1st Field Regiment, R.C.H.A.
2nd Field Regiment
3rd Field Regiment
1st Anti-Tank Regiment
2nd Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentCANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
The Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.) (Machine gun battalion)
1st Infantry Brigade:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
48th Highlanders of Canada2nd Infantry Brigade:
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment3rd Infantry Brigade:
Royal 22e Régiment
The Carleton and York Regiment
The West Nova Scotia Regiment2nd CANADIAN INFANTRY DIVISION
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars)
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ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
4th Field Regiment
5th Field Regiment
6th Field Regiment
2nd Anti-Tank Regiment
3rd Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentCANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.) (Machine gun battalion)
4th Infantry Brigade:
The Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
The Essex Scottish Regiment5th Infantry Brigade:
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Le Régiment de Maisoneuve
The Calgary Highlanders6th Infantry Brigade:
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The South Saskatchewan Regiment3rd CANADIAN INFANTRY DIVISION
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars)
12th Field Regiment
13th Field Regiment
14th Field Regiment
3rd Anti-Tank Regiment
4th Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentCANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) (Machine gun battalion)
7th Infantry Brigade:
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Regina Rifle Regiment
1st Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment8th Infantry Brigade:
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Le Régiment de la Chaudière
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment9th Infantry Brigade:
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
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4th CANADIAN ARMOURED DIVISION
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
29th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta Regiment)
4th Armoured Brigade:
21st Armoured Regiment (The Governor General's Foot Guards)
22nd Armoured Regiment (The Canadian Grenadier Guards)
28th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment)ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
15th Field Regiment
23rd Field Regiment (Self-Propelled)
5th Anti-Tank Regiment
8th Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentCANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
10th Infantry Brigade:
10th Independent Machine Gun Company (The New Brunswick Rangers)
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
The Algonquin Regiment
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)25th CANADIAN ARMOURED DIVISION
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
3rd Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor General's Horse Guards)
5th Armoured Brigade
2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians))
5th Armoured Regiment (8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars)
9th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons)ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY:
17th Field Regiment
8th Field Regiment (Self-Propelled)
4th Anti-Tank Regiment
5th Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentCANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
11th Infantry Brigade:
11th Independent Machine Gun Company (The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
The Perth Regiment
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Irish Regiment of Canada
The Westminster Regiment (Motor)21st CANADIAN ARMOURED BRIGADE
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)
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12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment)
14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)2nd CANADIAN ARMOURED BRIGADE
CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
6th Armoured Regiment (let Hussars)
10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)
27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment)BRITISH AND ALLIED FORMATIONS UNDER COMMAND
FIRST CANADIAN ARMY
(5 May 1945)BRITISH
3rd Infantry Division
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
4th Army Group, Royal Artillery
31st Anti-Aircraft Brigade
74th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
107th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
4th Commando Brigade
308th Infantry BrigadeBELGIAN
1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
DUTCH
Royal Netherlands Brigade (Princess Irene's)
POLISH
1st Polish Armoured Division
SPECIAL CANADIAN UNITS SERVING WITH
BRITISH DIVISIONSCANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS:
1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment (79th British Armoured Division)
CANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS:
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (6th British Airborne Division)
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