1st Canadian Infantry Division

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Canadian Army formation infantry division

The 1st Canadian Infantry Division was a key Canadian Army formation in the Second World War, noted for its early involvement in the Italian Campaign and major operations in Northwest Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
1st Canadian Infantry Division canonical	4

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian Army formation ⓘ infantry division ⓘ
allegiance	Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	1st Canadian Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ divisional artillery ⓘ divisional engineers ⓘ divisional service units ⓘ divisional signals ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	Canada ⓘ
doctrine	British Army-style infantry division organization ⓘ
engagement	Allied invasion of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ortona NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic Line offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian mainland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Liri Valley operations ⓘ Northwest Europe campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ advance through Sicily in 1943 ⓘ crossing of the Moro River ⓘ liberation operations in the Netherlands ⓘ operations along the Adriatic coast of Italy ⓘ
equipment	British-pattern weapons and equipment ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar	initially United Kingdom ⓘ
higherCommand	1st Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ I Canadian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
insignia	red rectangular divisional patch ⓘ
movedToTheater	Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Europe after Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	Red Patch Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	early involvement in the Italian Campaign ⓘ first Canadian division to see combat in the Second World War ⓘ operations in Northwest Europe ⓘ
origin	mobilized from militia units across Canada ⓘ
participatedWith	Allied forces in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
raised	1939 ⓘ
role	infantry ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
theater	Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
type	infantry formation ⓘ

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

Battle of the Moro River → involvesUnit → 1st Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ

British V Corps → notableUnit → 1st Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ

Canadian I Corps → composedOf → 1st Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ

1st Canadian Armoured Brigade → supportedFormation → 1st Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ