Canadian soldiers aboard LCAs headed for Juno Beach
Active
1915–1918 1940–1946
Country
Canada
Branch
Canadian Army
Type
Infantry
Size
Brigade
Part of
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
Nickname(s)
"Water Rats"
Engagements
World War I
Western Front
World War II
Juno Beach
Normandy landings
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Scheldt
Commanders
Notable commanders
Archibald Cameron Macdonell H. L. N. Salmon Harry Wickwire Foster
Insignia
Formation patch
Abbreviation
7th Can Inf Bde
Military unit
The 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that fought during World War I and World War II. The brigade, along with the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, formed the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The division was formed in late 1915 in France and served on the Western Front until the armistice in November 1918. Later, during World War II, it arrived in the United Kingdom in 1940 and spent three years in garrison duties and training in preparation for the assault landings on Juno Beach in Normandy on 6 June 1944. After fighting in Normandy, the brigade took part in the Battle of the Scheldt. After the war, it served on occupation duties until being disbanded in June 1946.
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