1st Canadian Air Support Signals Unit

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Carruthers

... I have letters written by my dad about operating with the Canadians right through from D-Day to VE day ...

Simon;

I’m not surprised by that, seeing as how during the course of operations in North West Europe, there was a consent interchange of formations from one army to another within 21st Army Group to meet the demands of the situation on the ground throughout the campaign.

When British formations served under command of First Canadian Army, in North West Europe, the ‘tentacles’ from an Air Support Signal Unit would have been those supplied by 1 Cdn ASSU, in conjunction with the ‘Air Support’ coming from No. 84 Composite Group of 2nd Tactical Air Force (which supported First Canadian Army), while Canadian formations serving under command of Second British Army, would have had ‘tentacles’ from 2 ASSU, in conjunction with the ‘Air Support’ coming from No. 83 Composite Group of 2nd Tactical Air Force (which supported Second British Army), in support of them.

Cheers