1st Canadian Tank Brigade

1st Tank Brigade moved to the UK in the summer of 1941; personnel arrived in the Clyde on 30 June and were promptly moved to Salisbury Plain where they were issued sufficient Churchill Tank s for training. The Calgary Regiment participated in the disastrous Dieppe Landing in 1942. In 1943, the entire brigade moved to the Mediterranean, with The Three Rivers Regiment participating in the Assault Landing at Pachino . The brigade campaigned in Sicily and was in reserve and preparing for the crossing to Italy when it was redesignated 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade at the end of August 1943.

Organization:

:The Ontario Regiment
:The Three Rivers Regiment
:The Calgary Regiment

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1st Canadian Tank Brigade