2 Canadian Infantry Brigade
Unit Histories
| 17-Oct-1939 |
17-Oct-1939 |
Created |
As part of Canadian Active Service Force. |
| 18-Apr-1940 |
18-Apr-1940 |
Event |
Force of 2 Battalions detached for operations in Norway. |
| 19-Apr-1940 |
19-Apr-1940 |
Event |
Detached Force arrived in Dunfermline but was not sent to Norway and returned to Aldershot. |
| 03-Aug-1941 |
03-Aug-1941 |
Event |
Brigade (less 1 Seaforth Highlanders) alerted for operations in Spitzbergen in the Barents Sea. |
| 16-Aug-1941 |
16-Aug-1941 |
Location |
By this date, most units had returned to Surrey from Glasgow. Some elements remained in Glasgow. |
| 19-Aug-1941 |
19-Aug-1941 |
Event |
Details of Brigade (some of 1 Loyal Edmonton, 1 Saskatoon Light Infantry & 3 Field Company RCE) departed Glasgow(?) for Spitzbergen. |
| 08-Sep-1941 |
08-Sep-1941 |
Event |
Spitzbergen Detachment returned to the Clyde. |
| Number of Records Returned: 7 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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