2nd Canadian Infantry Division

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Canadian Army formation infantry division

The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division was a major Canadian Army formation in the Second World War, noted for its role in operations such as the Dieppe Raid and the Northwest Europe campaign.

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Label Occurrences
2nd Canadian Infantry Division canonical 11
Canadian 2nd Infantry Division 3
2nd Canadian Division 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
activePeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allied Powers
branch Canadian Army ⓘ
casualtiesAtDieppe heavy ⓘ
component 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
5th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
6th Canadian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
divisional artillery ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
service support units ⓘ
signals units ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Canada ⓘ
disbanded post-1945 ⓘ
engagement Channel Ports 1944 ⓘ
Dieppe Raid ⓘ
surface form: Dieppe 1942

Liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ
Battle for Caen ⓘ
surface form: Normandy 1944

Rhineland 1945 ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
surface form: Scheldt 1944
garrisonDuringWWII United Kingdom ⓘ
higherCommand Canadian Corps ⓘ
First Canadian Army ⓘ
notableCommander Major-General Charles Foulkes ⓘ
Major-General Guy Simonds ⓘ
Major-General J. H. Roberts ⓘ
surface form: Major-General John Hamilton Roberts
notableOperation Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Dieppe Raid ⓘ
North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe campaign

Operation Jubilee ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
notableUnit Calgary Highlanders ⓘ
Essex Scottish Regiment ⓘ
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal ⓘ
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Canada ⓘ
South Saskatchewan Regiment ⓘ
partOf Canadian Army ⓘ
Canadian Military Headquarters in the United Kingdom ⓘ
raised 1939 ⓘ
roleAtDieppe Assault division ⓘ
size Division ⓘ
theatre Northwest Europe ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
type Infantry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
First Canadian Army → subordinateUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade → supportedFormation → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Tractable → involvesMilitaryUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 2nd Infantry Division
Operation Jubilee → primaryGroundContingent → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Charles Foulkes → militaryUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada → higherFormation → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2nd Canadian Division
II Canadian Corps → subordinateUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group → subordinateTo → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2nd Canadian Division
Canadian II Corps → includedUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Battle of Verrières Ridge → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 2nd Infantry Division
Battle of the Hochwald → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Walcheren 1944 → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Liberation of Antwerp → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 2nd Infantry Division
Operation Infatuate → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Switchback → combatant → 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ