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3rd Canadian Armoured Brigade
The 3rd Canadian Armoured
Brigade started life as the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade and was
assembled at Nanaimo, BC in October 1940 though the Brigade's
headquarters was not established until February 1941 at Nanaimo. It was
replaced in April 1941 by 13th Brigade and moved east to the Niagara
area, where it in turn took over the duties of 13th Brigade. The brigade
converted to armour as the 3rd Canadian Armoured Brigade on 26 January
1942.
A change in the order of battle of armoured divisions in the latter half of 1942 meant that only one armoured brigade would be required. The BCR and SAR went to the 4th Armoured Brigade of the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, the Lake Superior Regiment went to the 4th as the divisional motor battalion, and the Elgins were eventually re-roled as an armoured delivery regiment. |
