Formation patches of the Canadian Army

After the re-introduction of Formation Badges by the British Army in 1941, the Canadian Army followed suit. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division used a "battle patch" system of geometric shapes identifying individual brigades and battalions, similar to that used by the 2nd Canadian Division in the First World War, during the 1941-42 period, but abandoned this system after the Dieppe Raid.

Other Canadian divisions used plain formation patches, and separate unit titles.".

First Canadian Army
I Canadian Corps
II Canadian Corps
Atlantic Command (Canadian Army)
Pacific Command (Canadian Army)
1st Canadian Division
2nd Canadian Division
See also During World War II
3rd Canadian Division
4th Canadian Armoured Division
5th Canadian Armoured Division
6th Canadian Division (CAPF)
6th Canadian Division
7th Canadian Division
8th Canadian Division
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade
Formation patch used by Royal Canadian Artillery
units attached to the First Canadian Army

References

Law, Clive M. Distinguishing Patches: Formation Patches of the Canadian Army (Service Publications) ISBN 978-0-9699845-2-8
Dancocks, Daniel Gallant Canadians: The Story of the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 1914-1919 (Calgary Highlanders Regimental Funds Foundation, 1990) ISBN 0-9694616-0-7
Dorosh, Michael A. Dressed to Kill Service Publications, 2001

External links

v t e Canadian Army
History	History of the Canadian Army Canadian Corps First Canadian Army Military History of Canada Fort Frontenac Library Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Peacekeeping
Structure	Structure of the Canadian Army 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division 5th Canadian Division List of Units
Mechanized brigade groups	1 CMBG 2 CMBG 5 CMBG (former) 4 CMBG
Brigade groups	31 CBG 32 CBG 33 CBG 34 CBG 35 CBG 36 CBG 37 CBG 38 CBG 39 CBG 41 CBG
Support brigades	6 CCSB
Small arms	C9 light machine gun C7 rifle/C8 carbine C6 general purpose machine gun Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun Browning-HP 9 mm pistol P225, 226 C22 pistol C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) C3A1 sniper rifle C14 Timberwolf C19 rifle C20 DMR C21 sniper rifle C13 fragmentation grenade M203 grenade launcher M72 SRAAW(L)
Crewed weapons	Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) Spike ATGM TOW LRAAW(H) 81 mm mortar RBS 70 NG MANPADS Skyguard C3 close support howitzer LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer C16 CASW
Armoured fighting vehicles	LAV III LAV VI Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle Leopard 2 Bison APC M113A3 and MTVL RG-31 Textron TAPV
Schools	Canadian Army Command and Staff College Peace Support Training Centre Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre Combat Training Centre
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