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Originally posted by John McGillivray
Also the 5th Canadian Armoured Division cooled their heels in N.Africa for a while in late 1943, before going to Italy.
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Hi John;
Not to take away from Sarah's thread, but were did you get that the "
5th Canadian Armoured Division cooled their heels in N.Africa for a while in late 1943, before going to Italy"?
The transports carrying the division sailed direct to Italy from the UK, docking at Naples on 8 and 10 November 1943, with the division itself going into a transit area five miles north of the port astride the road to Caserta.
Source:
- Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume II, The Canadians in Italy 1943-1945
- CMHQ Report No. 170 - OPERATION "TIMBERWOLF", The Movement of I Cdn Corps to the Mediterranean, 1943
also:
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Originally posted by John McGillivray
the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards because this was a light recce regiment which was later converted to an Infantry regiment (i.e. no tanks).
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Yes, they were converted to infantry (and allocated to the Canadian Infantry Corps) effective 13 July 1944 and redesignated: 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, C.I.C., but they were converted back to 'armour' (and allocated to the Canadian Armoured Corps) effective 15 March 1945 and redesignated: 4th Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards), C.A.C., and resumed their role as the divisional reconnaissance regiment for the 1st Canadian Infantry Division when I Canadian Corps rejoined First Canadian Army in North West Europe.
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