The 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War I and World War II as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The brigade fought on the Western Front during World War I from December 1915 to November 1918, and in Normandy and north-west Europe in 1944–1945 during World War II. It was a square formation of four infantry battalions during World War I, but was reduced to a triangular formation of three battalions during World War II.
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| - 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade (en)
- 8e Brigade d'infanterie canadienne (fr)
- 8e Infanteriedivisie (Canada) (nl)
- Oitava Brigada de Infantaria Canadense (pt)
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| - The 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War I and World War II as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The brigade fought on the Western Front during World War I from December 1915 to November 1918, and in Normandy and north-west Europe in 1944–1945 during World War II. It was a square formation of four infantry battalions during World War I, but was reduced to a triangular formation of three battalions during World War II. (en)
- La 8e Brigade d'infanterie canadienne était une formation d'infanterie de la 3e Division d'infanterie canadienne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale entre 1940 et 1945. (fr)
- A 8.ª Brigada de Infantaria Canadense foi uma brigada de infantaria do Exército Canadense que prestou serviço ativo durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial e a Segunda Guerra Mundial como parte da . A brigada lutou na Frente Ocidental durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, de dezembro de 1915 a novembro de 1918, e na Normandia e no noroeste da Europa entre 1944 e 1945, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Era uma formação quadrada de quatro batalhões de infantaria durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, mas foi reduzida a uma formação triangular de três batalhões durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. (pt)
- De 8e Canadese Infanteriedivisie was een Canadese eenheid die diende onder de Pacific Command in West-Canada gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De divisie werd opgericht op 18 maart 1942 en had het hoofdkwartier in Prince George BC. De divisie was bedoeld als Home Defence Unit. Aanvankelijk bestond de eenheid uit de 19e, 20e, en 21e Canadese Infanteriebrigades. In juli werden de Home Defence Divisions gereorganiseerd en de 8e Divisie bestond toen uit de 14e en 16e Infanteriebrigades. De 19e Infanteriebrigade werd overgeplaatst naar de 6e Canadese Infanteriedivisie, de 20e Infanteriebrigade ging naar de 7e Canadese Infanteriedivisie, en de 21e Infanteriebrigade bleef aan Valcartier, als een strategische reserve. De 8e Canadese Infanteriedivisie werd op 15 oktober 1943 ontbonden samen met de (nl)
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| - Members of the Luftwaffe taken prisoner by the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade during an attack on a factory in Ranville, 1944 (en)
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