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3rd Canadian Infantry Division

The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landing on Juno Beach was supported by the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and additional units.

3rd Canadian Infantry Division Major-General Roderick Keller
   
  7th Canadian Infantry Brigade Brigadier Harry W. Foster
    Royal Winnipeg Rifles Lt-Col J.M. Meldram
    Regina Rifle Regiment Lt-Col F.M. Matheson
    Canadian Scottish Regiment Lt-Col F.N. Cabeldu
  8th Canadian Infantry Brigade Brigadier Kenneth G. Blackader
    Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Lt-Col J.G. Spragge
    Le Régiment de la Chaudière Lt-Col J.B. Mathieu
    North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment Lt-Col D.B. Buell
  9th Canadian Infantry Brigade Brigadier D.G. Cunningham
    Highland Light Infantry of Canada Lt-Col F.M Griffiths
    Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders Lt. Col F.M Christiansen
    North Nova Scotia Highlanders Lt-Col C. Petch
   
  Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG)  
  7th Reconnaissance Regiment
(17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars)
Lt-Col T.C. Lewis
   
  Divisional Royal Canadian Artillery Brigadier P.A.S. Todd
    - 12th, 13th, 14th Field Regiments, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 19th Army Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
  Divisional Royal Canadian Engineers Lt-Col R. S. Cassidy
    - 5th,, 6th, 16th, 18th Field Companies, R.C.E
- 3rd Canadian Field Park Company, R.C.E
- 3rd Canadian Divisional Bridge Platoon, R.C.E
 
   
  R.C.C.S. - 3rd Infantry Divisional Signals Lt-Col G.O. Gamble
  R.C.A.S.C. - 3rd Infantry Divisional Troops Company  
  R.C.A.M.C. - No.14, No.22, No.23 Field Ambulance  
   
2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Brigadier R.A. Wyman
  6th Canadian Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) Lt-Col R.J. Colwell
  10th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse) Lt-Col R.E.A. Morton
  27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers) Lt-Col M.B.K. Gordon
   
Other Units Supporting the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division  
  No. 48 Royal Marine Commando, 4th Special Service Brigade
26th & 80th Assault Squadrons, 5th & 6th Assault Rgt. RE (Churchill AVRE tanks)
2 detachments 22nd Dragoons, 79th Armoured Division. (Crab flail tanks)
3rd and 4th batteries, 2nd Royal Marine Armoured Support Regiment (Centaurs).
C Squadron of the Inns of Court Regiment (Armoured Recce)

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