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.

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Label Occurrences
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade canonical 6
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 Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allied powers
branch Royal Canadian Armoured Corps ⓘ
campaign Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy campaign
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Canada ⓘ
disbandedAfter World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
equipment Ram tank ⓘ
M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
surface form: Sherman tank

Stuart light tank ⓘ
formedIn World War II ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
surface form: Falaise Pocket

Operation Totalize ⓘ
Operation Tractable ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
operatedIn Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
operation D-Day landings in Normandy ⓘ
partOf Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army
primaryArm tanks ⓘ
role tank support to infantry units ⓘ
subunit 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment)

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps ⓘ
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Defence Platoon ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signal Troop ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signal Troop ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop

1st Hussars ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

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

Juno Beach → assignedTo → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade → subunit → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment)
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade → subunit → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron
10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) → partOf → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signal Troop → parentUnit → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Signal Troop → supportedUnit → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps → supportedUnit → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Defence Platoon → partOf → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
Operation Blockbuster → notableUnit → 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade