11th Canadian Infantry Brigade

11th Canadian Brigade
11th Canadian Infantry Brigade
11th Canadian Brigade ; 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Active	1916-1919; 1941-1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	4th Canadian Division (WWI); 5th Canadian Armoured Division (WWII)
Engagements	World War I Battle of the Ancre Heights; Battle of Vimy Ridge; Battle of Hill 70; Battle of Passchendaele; Battle of Amiens; Battle of the Canal du Nord; World War II Italian campaign; Hitler Line; Gothic Line; Western Allied invasion of Germany;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	George Kitching

The 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade was a brigade-sized infantry formation of the Canadian Army which saw service in both World Wars. During the First World War, the brigade formed part of the 4th Canadian Division where it served on the Western Front as part of the Canadian Corps. During the Second World War, the brigade served this time as part of the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division of the I Canadian Corps in the Italian Campaign and later in North-West Europe along with the rest of the First Canadian Army.

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