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11-02-09, 07:41 PM
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Canadian Infantry Corps.
Hi, what was the Canadian Infantry Corps? and what did Canadian Fusiliers and Winnipeg Light Infantry do? I can't find them in my histories.
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11-02-09, 08:31 PM
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The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was during WW2 an infantry unit that was mobilized in Jan. 1942 and served in the Pacific Command. It also served, with other Canadian units at Kiska (08/43-12/43).In May of 1944 it was sent to the UK and became an infantry training battalion for reinforcements for the Canadian Army Overseas.
As for the Winnipeg Light Infantry,also an infantry unit,it was mobilized in March 1942 and also served in the Pacific Command. In January of 1945 it was sent to the UK and the men in the unit were used to bring units serving in NW Europe up to strength. Both units continued service until the Canadian Fusiliers became the 3rd Bn. of the Royal Canadian Regiment and later in the '70s the 4th Bn. As for the Winnipeg L I they were amalgamated with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in June of 1955. The Canadian Infantry Corps was an administrative organization that gave basic and advanced training, and held reinforcements for all the infantry units,either in Canada or overseas. Created 09/42 Jo
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11-02-09, 08:43 PM
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Hi fearnaught.
The Canadian Infantry Corps was the infantry training and holding organization from 1942 into the post war period. Until the corps was organized, the various infantry regiments had been recruiting and training within their own establishments. These regiments then moved overseas, leaving the recruiting and reinforcement training a bit of a vaccuum in Canada. For example, when the war started, the Lincoln & Welland Regiment, when mobilized, recruited and trained their body of men. They then went overseas as a unit, as did the other mobilized regimental battalions. This left a hole in the organization for recruiting and training. (There was a real anxiety in the government about creating the recruiting problems and eventual crisis that had existed in WW1. In part that problem had been due to the creation of several series of infantry battalions. The enormous number of battalions recruited in Canada then had to be broken up for reinforcements for the front line battalions.) To solve the need for continuous recruitment for the reinforcement pools, and to get the recruits up to trained qualification, the Canadian Infantry Corps was organized and tasked with that job. It did not ever fight any battles, but the organization was a training / holding unit in the UK. Jo has given the tasking of the other two battalions. Last edited by Bill A; 12-02-09 at 12:36 PM.
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11-02-09, 09:12 PM
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Hi Bill I thank you. I knew you could come up with a clear and precise explanation.
Jo
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12-02-09, 08:24 AM
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Hi, thanks for such a prompt answer. That explains why they don't appear on my order of battle for Europe. I love this Forum.
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