4th Canadian Infantry Brigade

4th Canadian Infantry Brigade
4th Canadian Infantry Brigade
	2nd Canadian Infantry Division Formation Patch
Active	1915–1919; 1939–1945;
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force; Canadian Army;
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	2nd Canadian Division
Engagements	World War I Western Front; World War II Dieppe Raid; Normandy; The Scheldt; The Rhineland; Battle of Groningen;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Robert Rennie; Sherwood Lett;

The 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army active during World War I and World War II. Raised in 1915, the brigade formed part of the 2nd Canadian Division and fought on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918. The brigade was re-raised in 1939 for service during World War II and subsequently took part in actions at Dieppe in 1942 and then in north-west Europe during 1944 and 1945.

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