5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Active1968–present
Country Canada
BranchCanadian Army
Size1 regiment each of armour, artillery and combat engineers, 3 battalions of infantry
Part of2nd Canadian Division
Garrison/HQCFB Valcartier
Motto(s)French: Allons-y (Let's go)
March"Allons-y"
Websitehttp://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/5-cmbg/index.page
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5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (French: 5e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada) (5 CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 2nd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City, Quebec. The brigade group is the formation responsible for the majority of francophone units of the regular army.[1][2]

  1. ^ "5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group". Canada.ca. Government of Canada. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group". The Canadian Encyclopaedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 6 July 2022.