6th Canadian Infantry Division

6th Canadian Infantry Division
6th Canadian Infantry Division
	Formation patch of the 6th Canadian Infantry Division.
Active	March 1942–31 January 1946
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II; Aleutian Islands campaign;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	A. E. Potts; H. N. Ganong; B. M. Hoffmeister;

The 6th Canadian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Canadian Army, formed in 1942 during the Second World War. It was attached to Pacific Command. The division had a brigade sent to the Aleutian Islands Campaign, particularly at Kiska, but never saw action. The 6th Division was to have been part of a proposed Commonwealth Corps, formed for a planned invasion of Japan, but was disbanded on 31 January 1946, after the surrender of Japan in August 1945.

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