• Source: 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade

      • The 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Canadian Army in both World War I and World War II. The brigade fought on the Western Front during the First World War, and in Sicily and Italy during the Second World War.


      History




      = World War I

      =
      First formed on 29 August 1914, the brigade was initially made up from provisional battalions that were named after their province of origin, but these titles were replaced with numerals before the brigade arrived in Britain on 14 October 1914. On arrival in Britain, it consisted of four infantry battalions, numbered 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th. As part of the 1st Canadian Division, the brigade fought in every major Canadian engagement on the Western Front between 1915 and 1918. Its first commander was Colonel Richard Turner. From March 1916 until the end of the war, the brigade was commanded by Brigadier-General George Tuxford.
      After training on Salisbury Plain in late 1914, the brigade moved as part of the 1st Canadian Division to the Western Front. During its deployment on the Western Front, the 3rd Brigade fought in the following battles and engagements on the Western Front:
      1915:

      Second Battle of Ypres
      Battle of Gravenstafel: 22–23 April
      Battle of St. Julien: 24 April – 4 May (see also Saint Julien Memorial)
      Battle of Festubert: 15–25 May
      Second Battle of Givenchy: 15–16 June
      1916:

      Battle of Mount Sorrel: 2–13 June
      Battle of the Somme
      Battle of Flers-Courcelette: 15–22 September
      Battle of Thiepval: 26–28 September
      Battle of Le Transloy: 1–18 October
      Battle of the Ancre Heights: 1 October – 11 November
      1917:

      Battle of Vimy Ridge: 9–14 April
      Battle of Arleux: 28–29 April
      Third Battle of the Scarpe: 3–4 May (including the capture of Fresnoy)
      Second Battle of Passchendaele: 26 October – 10 November
      1918:

      Battle of Amiens: 8–11 August
      Actions round Damery: 15–17 August
      Battle of the Scarpe: 26–30 August
      Battle of Drocourt-Quéant: 2–3 September
      Battle of the Canal du Nord: 27 September – 1 October
      Battle of Cambrai: 8–9 October


      = World War II

      =
      During World War II the brigade, again as part of the 1st Canadian Division, participated in the Allied Invasion of Sicily and then later fought in the Italian campaign. It was demobilized for the second time at the end of the war.


      Order of battle


      World War I

      13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), CEF (August 1914 – 11 November 1918)
      14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment), CEF (August 1914 – 11 November 1918)
      15th Canadian Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), CEF (August 1914 – 11 November 1918)
      16th Canadian Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), CEF (August 1914 – 11 November 1918)
      World War II

      Royal 22e Régiment
      1st Battalion, The Carleton and York Regiment
      1st Battalion, The West Nova Scotia Regiment
      3rd Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)


      References


      Citations

      Bibliography
      Nicholson, G.W.L (2015) [1962]. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1919: Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War. Montreal: McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 9780773597907.


      Further reading


      Iarocci, Andrew (2008). Shoestring Soldiers: The 1st Canadian Division at War, 1914–1915. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802098221.
      Stacey, C.P. (1948). The Canadian Army 1939–1945: An Official Historical Summary. Official History of the Canadian Army. Ottawa: King's Printer. OCLC 2144853.

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: