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Canadian Armed Forces Associated with the Italian Campaign, 1943-1945

Royal Canadian Naval Forces

80th Canadian LCM Flotilla
81st Canadian LCM Flotilla
55th Canadian LCA Flotilla
61st Canadian LCA Flotilla

Canadian Army Units¹

Formations and units are grouped by corps. Designations are those authorized by General Orders at the time (except for certain modifications made for the sake of brevity and consistency, or as concessions to current usage). The complete roll of units is too long to be printed here. Thus headquarters of formations and supporting arms and services, as well as such relatively small units as Field Dressing Stations, are not included; although all made important contributions.

CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS

1ST ARMOURED BRIGADE

11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)
12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment)
14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

1st Armoured Car Regiment (The Royal Canadian Dragoons)

5TH ARMOURED DIVISION

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)

FIRST CANADIAN ARMY TROOPS:

"A", "B", and "G" Squadrons, 25th Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)

ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

1st Field Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA)
2nd Field Regiment
3rd Field Regiment
1st Anti-Tank Regiment
2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

5TH ARMOURED DIVISION

17th Field Regiment
8th Field Regiment (Self-Propelled)
4th Anti-Tank Regiment
5th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

1ST CORPS TROOPS

7th Anti-Tank Regiment
1st Survey Regiment

FIRST CANADIAN ARMY TROOPS

No. 1 Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA):
- 11th Army Field Regiment
- 1st Medium Regiment
- 2nd Medium Regiment
- 5th Medium Regiment

CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

2nd Field Park Company
1st Field Company
3rd Field Company
4th Field Company

5TH ARMOURED DIVISION

4th Field Park Squadron
1st Field Squadron
10th Field Squadroned Company

1ST CORPS TROOPS

9th Field Park Company
12th Field Company
13th Field Company
14th Field Companyeld Company

G.H.Q. AND L. OF C. TROOPS

1st Drilling Company

ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS

1st Armoured Brigade Signals
1st Infantry Divisional Signals
5th Armoured Divisional Signals
1st Corps Headquarters Signals

CANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)
1st Infantry Brigade:
- The Royal Canadian Regiment
- The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
- 48th Highlanders of Canada
2nd Infantry Brigade:
- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
- The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
3rd Infantry Brigade:
- Royale 22e Regiment
- The Carleton and York Regiment
- The West Nova Scotia Regiment

5TH ARMOURED DIVISION

11th Infantry Brigade:
11th Independent Machine Gun Company (The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
The Perth Regiment
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Irish Regiment of Canada

12th Infantry Brigade:

12th Independent Machine Gun Company (The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment²
The Westminster Regiment (Motor)

1ST CORPS TROOPS

1st Corps Defence Company³

FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE

1st Canadian Special Service Battalion

ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS

1st Armoured Brigade Company
1st Infantry Divisional Troops Company
1st Infantry Brigade Company
2nd Infantry Brigade Company
3rd Infantry Brigade Company
5th Armoured Divisional Troops Company
5th Armoured Divisional Transport Company
5th Armoured Brigade Company
11th Infantry Brigade Company
12th Infantry Brigade Company
No. 31 Corps Troops Company
No. 32 Corps Troops Company
1st Corps Transport Company
No. 1 Motor Ambulance Convoy
No. 1 Headquarters Corps Car Company
No. 41 Army Transport Company

ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

1ST ARMOURED BRIGADE

No. 2 Light Field Ambulance

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION

No. 4 Field Ambulance
No. 5 Field Ambulance
No. 9 Field Ambulance

5TH ARMOURED DIVISION

No. 7 Light Field Ambulance
No. 8 Light Field Ambulance
No. 24 Field Ambulance

1ST CORPS TROOPS

No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station
No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station

G.H.Q. and L. Of C. Troops

No. 1 General Hospital
No. 3 General Hospital
No. 5 General Hospital
No. 14 General Hospital
No. 15 General Hospital
No. 28 General Hospital
No. 1 Convalescent Depot

CANADIAN DENTAL CORPS

No. 1 Dental Company
No. 3 Dental Company
No. 8 Dental Company
No. 11 Base Dental Company

ROYAL CANADIAN ORDNANCE CORPS

No. 201 Infantry Ordnance Sub-Park
No. 205 Armoured Ordnance Sub-Park
No. 1 Corps and Army Troops Sub-Park

ROYAL CANADIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

1st Armoured Brigade Workshop
No. 1 Army Tank Troops Workshop
1st Infantry Brigade Workshop
2nd Infantry Brigade Workshop
3rd Infantry Brigade Workshop
5th Armoured Brigade Workshop
11th Infantry Brigade Workshop
12th Infantry Brigade Workshop
No. 1 Infantry Troops Workshop
No. 5 Armoured Troops Workshop
1st Corps Troops Workshop
No. 1 Recovery Company

CANADIAN PROVOST CORPS

No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP)
No. 3 Provost Company
No. 5 Provost Company
No. 1 L. Of C.. Provost Company
No. 35 Traffic Control Company⁴

MISCELLANEOUS

Canadian Section G.H.Q. 1st Echelon A.A.I.
Canadian Section G.H.Q. 2nd Echelon A.A.I.
No. 1 Base Reinforcement Group:
- No. 1 Base Reinforcement Depot
- No. 2 Base Reinforcement Depot

¹As of August 19, 1944, except for 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion which had left Italy to fight in Southern France.
²Before 13 July 1944, the 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment R.C.A. (1st Corps Troops).
³Provided by The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), which also furnished platoons for defence and/or employment duties at divisional and brigade headquarters.
⁴Formed on 15 june 1944 from the 35th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery R.C.A. (1st L.A.A. Regt.).
(From the Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume II, "The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945" by Lt.-Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, Ottawa, Queen's Printer, 1956.)

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE SQUADRONS

No. 331 Wing