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brigadeMilitary unit commanded by a brigadier general or a colonel and composed of two or more subordinate units, such as regiments or battalions. Two or more brigades make up a division. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There were significant political problems relating to the command, use and abuse of Canadian troops in Italy, and plenty of scope for internal Canadian problems, as Burns noted: "Not a few officers of the 1st Canadian Division and 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade took a dim view of being placed under the command of fellow Canadians who had come to the battlefield over half a year after the vanguard had waded ashore on Sicilian beaches. On 20 January 2003, he announced that the UK land contribution to possible operations would be a divisional headquarters: 1st (UK) Armoured Division with 3d Commando Brigade, 7th Armoured Brigade and 16th Air Assault Brigade, with appropriate supporting troops, including the 102d Logistics Brigade. The 2nd Canadian Corps included two armoured divisions, 4th Canadian and 1st Polish, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions as well as 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and 2nd Canadian AGRA. |
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