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1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

Brigade of the Canadian Army

Field	Value
unit_name	1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
native_name	1er Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada
image	1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (emblem).jpg
caption	Brigade group badge
dates	1953–present
country	Canada
branch	Canadian Army
type	Brigade group
command_structure	[3rd Canadian Division](3rd-canadian-division)
garrison	Edmonton
motto	Semper vigilans
march	"Sons of the Brave"
website
commander1	Colonel S. French MSM CD
identification_symbol	{{Mil Map Symbol
UNIT SHORT NAME	1
PARENT SHORT NAME	3
UNIT ICON	Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Solid Light 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry - Armoured (NATO APP-6).svg
UNIT SIZE ICON	NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Brigade Group or Brigade Combat Team.svg
ICON SIZE	100
identification_symbol_label	NATO Map Symbol

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG; French: 1er Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada, 1 GBMC) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton in Alberta with two major units at CFB Shilo in Manitoba, and consists of eight Regular Force units.

History

The brigade was established on 14 October 1953 in Europe.

1st Canadian Infantry Brigade created 14 October 1953
Redesignated 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Group in October 1955
Redesignated 1 Combat Group in 1972
Redesignated 1 Canadian Brigade Group in 1976
Redesignated 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1992 In 1989 at the height of the Cold War the 1st Canadian Mechanized Infantry Division consisted of three brigades, one of them being the 1st Canadian Brigade Group. It had the following structure:
Headquarters at Calgary
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) – armoured reconnaissance
- 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry – mechanized
- 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry – mechanized
- 3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery – self-propelled artillery
- 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers – light engineers
- 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron – light helicopter support

1 CMBG sent a contingent of approximately 200 personnel for Task Force Kandahar Headquarters for a nine-month rotation starting February 2009 and sent approximately 2500 personnel for the task force in September 2009 for a six-month tour.

Composition

The eight units that comprise 1 CMBG are:

Structure of the 1 CMBG

Unit	Type	Locations
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Company or Squadron or Battery.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Headquarters & Signals Unit (NATO APP-6).svg	30px]]	[1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron](1-canadian-mechanized-brigade-group-headquarters-and-signal-squadron)	Headquarters and communications
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Artillery - Towed (NATO APP-6A Canadian Usage).svg	30px]]	[1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery](1st-regiment-royal-canadian-horse-artillery)	Field artillery
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Armour (NATO APP-6).svg	30px]]	Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)	Armoured
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Military Engineers - Combat Engineer - Wheeled Agile (NATO APP-6).svg	30px]]	[1 Combat Engineer Regiment](1-combat-engineer-regiment)	Armoured combat engineers
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry - Mechanized - Wheeled AFV (NATO APP-6).svg	30px]]	1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry - Mechanized - Wheeled AFV (NATO APP-6).svg	30px]]	2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry - Light Infantry (NATO APP-6A).svg	30px]]	3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Light infantry
[[File:NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Battalion.svg	30px	]]
[[File:Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Bichrome 1.5x1 Frame)- CSS - Combat Service Support (NATO APP-6).svg	30px]]	[1 Service Battalion](1-service-battalion)	Combat service support

1 CMBG is colocated with, and frequently operates alongside, three regular force units which are not part of the formation:

	1 Military Police Regiment of Canadian Forces Military Police

References

"www.canadiansoldiers.com".
"NATO's Order of Battle 1989".
"1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group". Canadian Army.

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