Unit Name: | 1st Canadian Brigade 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade |
Dates: | 1914–1919 1939–1945 |
Country: | Canada |
Type: | Infantry |
Size: | Brigade |
Command Structure: | 1st Canadian Division |
Battles: | World War I |
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.
The brigade was re-established on 14 October 1953 in Europe.[3]