The 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade was mobilized on 1 September 1939 as part of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. The brigade was formed before the declaration of World War II, and the battalions were promptly fleshed out by volunteers. Further expansion of the brigade was hindered by a temporary halt in recruitment and uncertainty about overseas deployment. Consequently, brigade headquarters were not actually formed until May / June 1940.
After the Dieppe Raid the brigade, with the 2nd Canadian Division, moved to Normandy in time to serve with the British 2nd Army. They participated in the advance along the Channel Coast with the Canadian 1st Army, including the liberation of Dieppe. The division saw heavy action in the Netherlands in late 1944, and took part in the final offensives in 1945.
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