5th Canadian Armoured Division, 1945
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Major General B.M. Hoffmeister,
GOC 5th Canadian Armoured Division,
in his Sherman V Command tank "Vancouver",
31 August 1944. Note Arm of Service "40"
just visible on the left side of the differential cover.
Canadian Armoured Corps
3rd Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor General's Horse Guards)
5th Armoured Brigade
2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians))
5th Armoured Regiment (8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars)
9th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons)
The Westminster Regiment (Motor)
Canadian Infantry Corps
11th Infantry Brigade
11th Independent Machine Gun Company (The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
The Perth Regiment
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Irish Regiment of Canada
Royal Canadian Artillery
17th Field Regiment
8th Field Regiment (Self-Propelled)
4th Anti-Tank Regiment
5th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
4th Field Park Squadron
1st Field Squadron
10th Field Squadron
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
5th Armoured Divisional Signals
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
5th Armoured Divisional Troops Company
5th Armoured Divisional Transport Company
5th Armoured Brigade Company
11th Infantry Brigade Company
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
No. 7 Light Field Ambulance
No. 24 Field Ambulance
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
No. 5 Armoured Divisional Ordnance Field Park
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