2nd Canadian Infantry Division - Formation and Early Organization (1939)

Formation and Early Organization (1939)

At the start of World War II, the Canadian Active Service Force was initially composed of two divisions; the 1st and 2nd Canadian Infantry Divisions, both raised on the first of September 1939. The fighting power of this force lay in its constituent infantry brigades, of which each division had three. These were in turn composed of three rifle and one machine gun battalion, with additional divisional artillery and engineer units in support.

The 2nd Division, like its sister formation, was originally organized along regional lines. Its 4th Brigade was composed of regiments from Ontario, the 5th Brigade of regiments from Quebec, and 6th Brigade of regiments from Western Canada.

2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 1939
Unit Region
4th Canadian Infantry Brigade
The Royal Regiment of Canada Toronto, Ontario
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) Hamilton, Ontario
The Essex Scottish Regiment Windsor, Ontario
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (machine gun) Ottawa, Ontario
5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada Montreal, Quebec
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Montreal, Quebec
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve Montreal, Quebec
Le Régiment de la Chaudière (machine gun) Levis, Quebec
6th Canadian Infantry Brigade
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba
The South Saskatchewan Regiment Estevan, Saskatchewan
The Calgary Highlanders Calgary, Alberta
The Winnipeg Grenadiers (machine gun) Winnipeg, Manitoba

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