9th Canadian Infantry Brigade

9th Canadian Brigade 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade troops coming ashore at Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944
Active	1916–1918 1940–1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	3rd Canadian Division
Engagements	World War I Western Front World War II Normandy North-West Europe

The 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War I and World War II as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The brigade fought on the Western Front during World War I from January 1916 to November 1918, and in Normandy and north-west Europe in 1944–1945 during World War II. It was a square formation of four infantry battalions during World War I, but was reduced to a triangular formation of three battalions during World War II.

Order of battle

World War I^[1]

• 43rd (Cameron Highlanders) Battalion Canadian Infantry
• 52nd (North Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry
• 58th (Central Ontario) Battalion Canadian Infantry
• 60th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion Canadian Infantry (Disbanded 30 April 1917)
• 116th (Ontario County Infantry) Battalion Canadian Infantry (Raised in April 1917 – 11 November 1918)

World War II^[2]

• The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
• The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
• The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
• 9 Canadian Infantry Brigade Ground Defence Platoon (Lorne Scots)

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