2nd Canadian Tank Brigade 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade
Formation patch worn by the members of the brigade
Active
1943–1945
Country
Canada
Branch
Canadian Army
Type
Armoured
Size
Brigade
Part of
First Canadian Army British Second Army
Engagements
World War II
D-Day
Normandy
Le Mesnil
Caen
Commanders
Notable commanders
Major-General George Pearkes VC PC CC CB DSO MC CD (February 28, 1888 - May 30, 1984)
Military unit
The 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War II. The brigade was composed of the 6th, 10th and 27th Canadian Armoured regiments and saw service in northwest Europe, landing in Normandy on D-Day and remaining in combat up to Victory in Europe Day.
The formation sign used to identify the tanks and other vehicles of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade.
Soon after the 3rd Canadian Tank Brigade assumed the designation in summer 1943 of the original 2nd Canadian Tank Brigade, the new 2nd Tank was redesignated and reorganized as 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. Although reorganized as an armoured brigade, no motor battalion served under its command. The brigade was assigned to the British 2nd Army in January 1944 to train for the upcoming amphibious assault in Normandy.
This formation rarely fought as an entity. Its primary role was infantry support and thus its regiments were usually individually tasked out to infantry units to participate in particular operations. One of the occasions when the Brigade did undertake an operation on its own, the Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry on 11 June 1944, ended with only a partial success and severe losses to the Canadians.
Following the landing in Normandy, the brigade fought at Caen, advanced across France and Belgium, and took part in operations in the Netherlands and Germany while supporting operations of the Canadian 1st Army and the British 2nd Army.
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