Organization
Canadian Army

Domestic Military Organization

Headquarters

►Militia HQ

►Canadian Forces HQ

►National Defence HQ (NDHQ)

Political Institutions

►Dept. of Militia & Defence

►►Minister of Militia & Defence

►►Militia Council

►Department of National Defence

►►Minister of National Defence

►►Chiefs of Staff Committee
Reorganizations

►1902-1904 Dundonald Reforms
►1920 Otter Committee
►1936 Reorganization
►1954 Kennedy Board
►1957 Anderson Report
►1964 Suttie Commission
►1968 Unification
►1995 Special Commission
Organizational Corps/Branches

►1900-1968 Organizational Corps
►1968-2000 Branches
Field Forces

1914-1919  

►Canadian Expeditionary Force
►CEF Regional Affiliations

►Territorial Reinforcement Regts.

1919

►Canadian Exped Force Siberia

1939-1940 (1945) 

►Canadian Active Service Force

1945

►Canadian Army Pacific Force

1950-1953

►Canadian Army Special Force
Field Force Formations

1914-1918  
Canadian Corps

  

 

 

1st Div  | 2nd Div | 3rd Div  | 4th Div


5th Div
1939-1945

1st Canadian Army

1st Canadian Corps

2nd Canadian Corps

Atlantic Command

Pacific Command
1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Division
4th (Armoured) Division
5th (Armoured) Division
6th Division 

7th Division 

8th Division 
1st Armoured Brigade
2nd Armoured Brigade
3rd Armoured Brigade
3rd Tank Brigade

 1950-1953
1 Com Div | 25 Inf Bde

Foreign Headquarters

►Allied Forces HQ (AFHQ)

►►15th Army Group

►►►8th Army

►SHAEF

►►21st Army Group

►►►2nd British Army
 ►►►►Beach Groups
Special Forces

►1st Canadian Para Battalion

►First Special Service Force

►Pacific Coast Militia Rangers

►Canadian Rangers

►Special Air Service (SAS) Coy

►The Canadian Airborne Regt
Organizational Formations

►Reserve Bdes - 1941-1945

►13 Cdn Infantry Training Bde

►14 Cdn Infantry Training Bde

►27th Canadian Brigade

►1 CMBG

►2 CMBG

►3 CMBG

►4 CMBG

►5 CMBG

►1st Cdn Division (1954-1958)

►1st Cdn Division (1988-2000)

►Special Service Force
Auxiliary Services
Alliances

►1914-1918 Triple Alliance
►1939-1945 Allies
►1949-1999 NATO
Veteran's Organizations

Defence Associations

►Canadian Cavalry Association
 ►Canadian Infantry Association
 ►Intelligence Branch Association

►National Defence Emp Assoc
 ►RCAC (Cavalry)
 ►RCA Association
 ►RCOC Association
 ►Union of Nat Def Employees

Veteran's Associations

►ANAVETS
 ►Royal Canadian Legion
Supplementary Order of Battle

Unit Listings by year

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Unit Listings by Corps/Branch

►Armoured Units 1940-1945

►Cdn Dental Corps 1939-1945
►Cdn Intelligence Corps 1942-45

►Cdn Provost Corps 1940-1945

►Infantry Battalions 1939-1945

►RCOC 1939-1945

Unit Listings - 1945

This is a listing of the units of the Canadian Army in 1945.

Canadian Army (Active)

Armour

Infantry

  • The Royal Canadian Regiment

    • Active,  to Interim Force Sep.

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

    • Active, to Interim Force Sep.

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded.

  • Royal 22e Regiment

    • Active, to Interim Force Sep.

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

Canadian Army (Reserve)

Armour

  • 3rd (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Governor General's Horse Guards)

    • Active armoured regiment (3rd Armoured Regiment (Governor General's Horse Guards)

    • Reserve armoured regiment.

  • 6th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars)

    • Active armoured regiment.

    • Reserve armoured regiment.

  • 2nd/10th Dragoons

  • 4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)

    • Active infantry battalion (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, converted to armoured reconnaissance regiment 15 Mar, redesignated 4th Reconnaissance Battalion (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards). Disbanded 15 Dec

    • Reserve reconnaissance regiment.

  • 15th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars)

  • 16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th Hussars)

  • 5th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment, 8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars

    • Active armoured regiment.

    • Reserve armoured regiment.

  • 17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse)

  • 7th/11th Hussars

  • 18th (Manitoba) Armoured Car Regiment

    • Active armoured car regiment.

  • 12th (Reserve) Manitoba Dragoons, Reserve

  • 7th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars)

    • Active reconnaissance regiment.

    • Reserve reconnaissance regiment.

    • 2nd 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) raised 1 Jun.

  • The Manitoba Mounted Rifles

  • 19th Alberta Dragoons

  • 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars)

  • 9th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons)

    • Active armoured regiment.

    • Reserve armoured regiment.

  • 10th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)

    • Active armoured regiment (10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)).

    • Reserve armoured regiment.

  • 15th Alberta Light Horse

    • Active armoured reconnaissance regiment.

    • Reserve regiment.

  • 11th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment (Tank))

    • Active armoured regiment, 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment) disbanded 15 Dec.

    • Reserve armoured regiment.

  • 12th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment)(Tank)

    • Active armoured regiment.

    • Reserve regiment.

  • 14th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)(Tank)

    • Active armoured regiment

  • 30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment)

    • Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment.

  • 19th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The New Brunswick Regiment)(Tank)


Infantry

  • The Governor General's Foot Guards

    • Active armoured regiment

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Canadian Grenadier Guards

    • Active armoured regiment.

    • 2nd Battalion Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, Disbanded Nov.

  • The Queens Own Rifles of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 30 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion, Active, disbanded.

    • 4th Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • Victoria Rifles of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 21 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 30 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Active

  • The Royal Rifles of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 10 Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Les Voltigeurs de Quebec

  • The Royal Regiment of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 31 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles)

    • Active armoured regiment.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

  • The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)(MG)

  • The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 31 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (MG)

  • The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Oct.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)

  • Le Regiment de Levis

  • The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)(MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 10 Aug.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)

    • Various Depot, Defence and Employment units, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Essex Scottish

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Oxford Rifles

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 10 Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Kent Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Elgin Regiment

    • Active armoured regiment, 25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment).

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Middlesex and Huron Regiment

  • The Perth Regiment (Motor)

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Highland Light Infantry of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

  • The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Brockville Rifles

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 29 Jun.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (MG)

  • The Sherbrooke Regiment

  • Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 18 Jan.

    • Active armoured regiment 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment).

  • The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterbororugh Regiment)(MG)

  • The Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 16 Oct.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • The King's Own Rifles of Canada (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Le Regiment Montmagmy

  • The St. John Fusiliers (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 10 Jan..

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Halifax Rifles

  • Le Regiment de Chateauguay (Mit)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 18 Jan

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Les Fusiliers Mont Royal

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Princess Louise Fusiliers (MG)

    • Provided Active MG units, 12th Coy disbanded Mar 45, 11th disbanded 15 Feb 46.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Carleton and York Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 30 Sep.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • Unit raised for CAPF Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • The West Nova Scotia Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Oct.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • Le Regiment de Hull

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 18 Sep.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The New Brunswick Rangers

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Pictou Highlanders

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 30 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The North Nova Scotia Highlanders

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The Prince Edward Island Highlanders

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Regiment de Joliette

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 19 Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Le Regiment de St. Hyacinthe

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Le Regiment de Maisonneuve

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Le Regiment de Quebec (Mit)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 22 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Fusiliers du St. Laurent

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 18 Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Le Regiment de Gaspe-Bonaventure

  • The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 31 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion, raised 1 Jun.

  • The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 4th Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • 48th Highlanders of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 31 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • Le Regiment de Saguenay

  • The Arygll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Lake Superior Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • Le Régiment de la Chaudière

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 3rd Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The Cape Breton Highlanders

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Regina Rifle Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • 4th Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The South Saskatchewan Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Algonquin Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Winnipeg Grenadiers

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Loyal Edmonton Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Oct.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • The Edmonton Fusiliers

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 14 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Rocky Mountain Rangers

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Calgary Highlanders

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Prince Albert Volunteers

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 30 Nov.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Battleford Light Infantry (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse)

  • The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 31 Oct.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • The Winnipeg Light Infantry (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Canadian Scottish Regiment

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • Reserve battalion

    • 4th Battalion raised 1 Jun.

  • The Scots Fusiliers of Canada

  • The Irish Regiment of Canada

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Toronto Scottish Regiment (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 31 Dec.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The South Alberta Regiment

    • Active armoured regiment, disbanded.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Oct.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

    • CAPF unit raised Jun, disbanded 1 Nov.

  • The Westminster Regiment (Motor)

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

    • 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 19 Jan.

    • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Active. Disbanded 30 Sep.

  • The Garrison Battalion

    • 1st Battalion, Active

    • 2nd Battalion Reserve

  • The Prince Rupert Regiment (MG), Active.


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