5th Canadian Infantry Brigade

5th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Canadian troops, possibly of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), eating rations whilst seated on muddy ground outside a shelter near Pozieres, France, during the final stages of the Battle of the Somme, October 1916.
Active	1915–1918 1939–1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	2nd Canadian Infantry Division
Engagements	World War I Western Front World War II Dieppe Raid Normandy The Scheldt The Rhineland Battle of Groningen
Commanders
Notable commanders	Archibald Hayes Macdonell W J Megill
Insignia
2nd Canadian Division Formation Patch

The 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that fought during World War I and World War II. Raised in 1915, it formed part of the 2nd Canadian Division and fought on the Western Front during World War I before being disbanded. Later, it was re-raised in September 1939 and subsequently took part in Allied operations in north-west Europe in 1944 and 1945.