2nd Canadian Division

2nd Canadian Division
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
2nd Canadian Division; 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
2e Division du Canada
	2nd Canadian Infantry Division formation patch
Active	1915–1919; 1939–1945; 2013–present;
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force; Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	3 brigade groups
Part of	Canadian Army
Garrison/HQ	CFB Valcartier
Engagements	First World War; Somme; Vimy Ridge; Passchendaele; Second World War; Dieppe Raid; Caen; Verrières Ridge; Cintheaux; Falaise; The Scheldt; Siegfried Line campaign; Operation Veritable; Battle of Groningen;
Commanders
Current; commander	Brigadier-général J.R.S. Boivin, OMM, MSC, CD
Notable; commanders	Sam Steele; Richard Ernest William Turner; Henry Edward Burstall; Victor Odlum; John Hamilton Roberts; Guy Simonds; E. L. M. Burns; Charles Foulkes; Bruce Matthews

The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; French: 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada. The present command was created 2013 when Land Force Quebec Area was re-designated. The main unit housed in this division is the Royal 22nd Regiment based at CFB Valcartier near Quebec City, which is the biggest regiment in the Canadian Army.

The division draws its historical lineage from formations that existed during the First and Second World Wars.

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