5th Canadian Infantry Brigade | |
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![]() Canadian troops, possibly of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), eating rations whilst seated on muddy ground outside a shelter near Pozieres, France, during the final stages of the Battle of the Somme, October 1916. | |
Active | 1915–1918 1939–1945 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 2nd Canadian Infantry Division |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Archibald Hayes Macdonell W J Megill |
Insignia | |
2nd Canadian Division Formation Patch | ![]() |
The 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that fought during World War I and World War II. Raised in 1915, it formed part of the 2nd Canadian Division and fought on the Western Front during World War I before being disbanded. Later, it was re-raised in September 1939 and subsequently took part in Allied operations in north-west Europe in 1944 and 1945.