2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade

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Canadian Army formation armoured brigade

The 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade was a World War II Canadian Army formation that provided tank support to infantry units during key operations in Northwest Europe, including the Normandy campaign.

Aliases (2)

27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) ×1
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian Army formation → armoured brigade →
allegiance	Allied powers →
branch	Royal Canadian Armoured Corps →
campaign	Normandy campaign →
conflict	Second World War →
country	Canada →
disbandedAfter	Second World War →
equipment	Ram tank → Sherman tank → Stuart light tank →
formedIn	Second World War →
function	armoured support →
garrisonDuringWar	United Kingdom →
higherCommand	21st Army Group → First Canadian Army →
landing	Juno Beach →
nationality	Canadian →
notableEngagement	Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Scheldt → Falaise Pocket → Operation Totalize → Operation Tractable → Rhineland campaign →
operatedIn	Belgium → France → Germany → Netherlands →
operation	D-Day landings in Normandy →
partOf	Canadian Army →
primaryArm	tanks →
role	tank support to infantry units →
subunit	10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) → 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Defence Platoon → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signal Troop → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop → 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) →
supportedFormation	2nd Canadian Infantry Division → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division → 4th Canadian Armoured Division → British formations in 21st Army Group →
theatre	Northwest Europe →
type	independent armoured brigade →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ("27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment)") → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ("2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron") →	subunit
Juno Beach →	assignedTo