4th Canadian (Armoured) Division
4th Canadian Armoured Division Formation Patch
Active	1940-1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Armoured
Battles/wars	Battle of Normandy Battle of the Scheldt
Commanders
Notable commanders	Chris Vokes

The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division was created by conversion of 4th Canadian Infantry Division at the beginning of 1942 in Canada. The division proceeded overseas in 1942, with its two main convoys reaching the United Kingdom in August and October. Image File history File links 4_Canadian_Armoured_Division_patch. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (US 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B... Combatants Canada United Kingdom Poland Belgium Norway Germany Commanders Guy Simonds (acting) (First Canadian Army) Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (German 15th Army) Strength  ?  ? Casualties 12,873 total; including 6,367 Canadian  ? The Battle of the Scheldt was a series of military operations which took place in northern Belgium and south... Brigadier Robert Moncel (left) and Major-General Christopher Vokes, 10 April 1945 Christopher Vokes, C.B. ,C.B.E., D.S.O., C.D. (April 13, 1904 – March 27, 1985) was a Canadian soldier. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support. ...

The division spent almost two years training in the UK before crossing to Normandy in July 1944. It participated in the battle of the Falaise pocket, the advance from Normandy, spent almost two months engaged at the Breskens pocket, wintered in the Netherlands, and took part in the final advance across northern Germany. Flag of Normandy Normandy (in French: Normandie, and in Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region in northern France. ... The Breskens Pocket was a pocket of fortified German resistance against the 1st. ...

Formation

1944-1945

4th Canadian Armoured Brigade 

• 21st Canadian Armoured Regiment (Governor General's Foot Guards)
• 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (The Canadian Grenadier Guards)
• 28th Canadian Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment)
• The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)

10th Canadian Infantry Brigade 

• The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
• The Algonquin Regiment
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s)

Other Units 

• 29th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta Regiment)
• 15th Field Regiment, RCA
• 23rd Field Regiment, RCA
• 5th Anti-tank Regiment, RCA
• 8th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RCA

As of 1942 the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade comprised The Governor Generals Foot Guards, The Canadian Grenadier Guards and The British Columbia Regiment. ... The Governor Generals Foot Guards is one of three Household regiments in the Canadian Army reserve forces, along with The Governor Generals Horse Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards. ... CGG Queen Elizabeth Cap Badge The Canadian Grenadier Guards is the second-most senior infantry regiment in the Canadian Army reserve force. ... The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade was first assembled at Nanaimo, British Columbia in October 1940, although Nanaimo was not established as its headquarters until February 1941. ... The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, is based in St. ... The Algonquin Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is one of the oldest and most colourful of the western Canadian army reserve units, tracing its earliest beginnings to the period of the Riel Rebellion of 1885. ... The 23rd Field Regiment (SP), RCA, was part of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division of the 2nd Canadian Corps, of the 1st Canadian Army in World War II. // The Regiment was part of the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) and was authorized on March 18, 1942, per General Order GO 147...

Links

• History of the 4th Canadian armoured division