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2nd Canadian Division 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
2e Division du Canada
2nd Canadian Infantry Division formation patch
Active
1915–1919
1939–1945
2013–present
Country
Canada
Branch
Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Army
Type
Infantry
Size
3 brigade groups
Part of
Canadian Army
Garrison/HQ
CFB Valcartier
Engagements
First World War
Somme
Vimy Ridge
Passchendaele
2nd Mons
Second World War
Dieppe Raid
Caen
Verrières Ridge
Cintheaux
Falaise
The Scheldt
Siegfried Line campaign
Operation Veritable
Battle of Groningen
Commanders
Current commander
Brigadier-général J.R.S. Boivin, OMM, MSC, CD
Notable commanders
Sam Steele Richard Ernest William Turner Henry Edward Burstall Victor Odlum John Hamilton Roberts Guy Simonds E. L. M. Burns Charles Foulkes Bruce Matthews
Military unit
The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; French: 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada. The present command was created 2013 when Land Force Quebec Area was re-designated. The main unit housed in this division is the Royal 22nd Regiment based at CFB Valcartier near Quebec City, which is the largest regiment in the Canadian Army.
The division draws its historical lineage from formations that existed during the First and Second World Wars.
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