Editing 2nd Canadian Division (section)

====Formation and early organization (1939)====
At the start of the Second World War, the Canadian Active Service Force was initially composed of two [[Division (military)|divisions]]; the [[1st Canadian Infantry Division|1st]] and 2nd Canadian Infantry Divisions, both raised on the first of September 1939.<ref>Bercuson, p. 27</ref> The fighting power of this force lay in its constituent infantry brigades, of which each division had three. These were in turn composed of three [[rifle]] and one [[machine gun]] [[battalion]], with additional divisional artillery and engineer units in support.<ref name="Bercuson279">Bercuson, p. 279</ref>

The 2nd Division, like its sister formation, was originally organized along regional lines. Its 4th Brigade was composed of regiments from [[Ontario]], the 5th Brigade of regiments from [[Quebec]], and 6th Brigade of regiments from Western Canada.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}

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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9;"|'''2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 1939'''
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!bgcolor="#f9f9f9;"|Unit
!bgcolor="#f9f9f9;"|Region
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9;"|[[4th Canadian Infantry Brigade]]
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|[[The Royal Regiment of Canada]]
|[[Toronto]], Ontario
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|[[The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)]]
|[[Hamilton, Ontario]]
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|[[The Essex Scottish Regiment]]
|[[Windsor, Ontario]]
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|[[The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa]] (machine gun)
|[[Ottawa]], Ontario
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9;"|[[5th Canadian Infantry Brigade]]
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|[[The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada]]
|[[Montreal]], Quebec
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|[[Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal]]
|[[Montreal]], Quebec
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|[[Le Régiment de Maisonneuve]]
|[[Montreal]], Quebec
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|[[Le Régiment de la Chaudière]] (machine gun)
|[[Levis, Quebec]]
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9;"|[[6th Canadian Infantry Brigade]]
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|[[The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada]]
|[[Winnipeg]], Manitoba
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|[[The South Saskatchewan Regiment]]
|[[Estevan, Saskatchewan]]
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|[[The Calgary Highlanders]]
|[[Calgary]], Alberta
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|[[The Winnipeg Grenadiers]] (machine gun)
|[[Winnipeg]], Manitoba
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