1st Canadian Infantry Brigade

1st Canadian Brigade
1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
1st Canadian Brigade; 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
Active	1914–1919; 1939–1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	1st Canadian Division
Engagements	World War I Second Battle of Ypres; Battle of the Somme; Battle of Vimy Ridge; Battle of Passchendaele; World War II Invasion of Sicily; Italian campaign;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Malcolm Mercer; William Antrobus Griesbach

The 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade was a Canadian Army formation that served with the 1st Canadian Division in World Wars I and II. In 1953 it was reformed in Germany to become the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1992.

William Antrobus Griesbach commanded the brigade in 1918.

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