41 Canadian Brigade Group


41 Canadian Brigade Group is a Canadian Army formation of the 3rd Canadian Division. The formation is composed of Army Reserve units within the province of Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The headquarters of the brigade is in Calgary.
The brigade has an establishment of 2,500 all ranks. The role of the Army Reserve is to be "a professional part-time force that provides local engagement and a responsive integrated capability, at home or abroad, in sustainment of the Army mission." Most of the soldiers within the brigade serve part time in units or sub-units stationed in their communities. As the Canadian Army generates task-specific units for employment on expeditionary and domestic operations under the command of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, 41 CBG, as a force generator, is tasked with the following:
  1. On order provide general-purpose, combat-capable soldiers and specialist sub-subunits capable of augmenting the Regular Force on expeditionary operations; and
  2. On order provide a domestic response unit, sub-units, or sub-sub-units capable of augmenting the Regular Force on domestic operations.

    Corporate identity

Brigade units

  1. Brigade Headquarters
  2. The South Alberta Light Horse
  3. *Regimental Headquarters
  4. *A Squadron
  5. *B Squadron
  6. *Headquarters Squadron
  7. The King's Own Calgary Regiment
  8. *Regimental Headquarters
  9. *A Squadron
  10. *B Squadron
  11. *Headquarters Squadron
  12. 20th Field Regiment, RCA
  13. *Regimental Headquarters
  14. *61st Field Battery
  15. *78th Field Battery
  16. *Headquarters Battery
  17. 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA
  18. 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, RCE
  19. *Regimental Headquarters
  20. *25 Engineer Squadron
  21. *33 Engineer Squadron
  22. *Headquarters Squadron
  23. 41 Signal Regiment, RC Sigs
  24. *Regimental Headquarters
  25. *1 Signal Squadron
  26. *2 Signal Squadron
  27. *3 Signal Squadron
  28. *Headquarters Squadron
  29. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
  30. *Battalion Headquarters
  31. *A Company
  32. *B Company
  33. *C Company
  34. *Headquarters Company
  35. The Calgary Highlanders
  36. *Battalion Headquarters
  37. *A Company
  38. *B Company
  39. *Headquarters Company
  40. 41 Service Battalion
  41. *Battalion Headquarters
  42. *14 Service Company
  43. *15 Service Company
  44. *Headquarters Company
  45. 15 Field Ambulance
  46. *attached to 41 Canadian Brigade Group under Operational Control from 1 Health Services Group

    History

There are two constants in the organization of the institution that is the Canadian Army, the "Army Headquarters" and the "Units". For effective and efficient intermediate command and control, formations such as Corps, Areas, Divisions, Districts, Brigades and Brigade Groups were routinely organized, redesignated, reorganized, or disbanded as required. 41 Canadian Brigade Group is but the latest incarnation of the following fifteen Militia formations that have commanded the Alberta-based Army Reserve units since 1910:
  1. 5th Cavalry Brigade
  2. *Headquartered in Calgary
  3. *Units under command:
  4. **15th Light Horse
  5. **19th Alberta Mounted Rifles
  6. **21st Alberta Hussars, and
  7. **23rd Alberta Rangers
  8. **25th Battery, C.F.A.
  9. **4th Field Troop, C.E.
  10. **No. 14 Company, C.A.S.C.
  11. **No. 17 Cavalry Field Ambulance
  12. 5th Mounted Brigade
  13. *Headquartered in Calgary, Edmonton, Pincher Creek
  14. *Units under command:
  15. **15th Light Horse
  16. **South Alberta Horse
  17. **19th Alberta Dragoons
  18. **23rd Alberta Rangers
  19. **25th Battery, C.F.A.
  20. **5th Cavalry Brigade Ammunition Column
  21. **4th Field Troop, C.E.
  22. **Wireless Telegraph Detachment, C.E.
  23. **No. 14 Company, C.A.S.C.
  24. **No. 17 Cavalry Field Ambulance
  25. **The Alberta Mounted Rifles
  26. 24th Infantry Brigade
  27. *Headquartered in Calgary
  28. *Units under command:
  29. **1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment
  30. **2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment
  31. **1st Battalion, The Calgary Regiment
  32. **2nd Battalion, The Calgary Regiment
  33. **1st Battalion, The Alberta Regiment
  34. **2nd Battalion, The Alberta Regiment
  35. *Disbanded effective 14 December 1936 under General Order 73/1937 dated 29 April 1937#
  36. 29th Infantry Brigade
  37. *Headquartered in Edmonton
  38. *Units under command:
  39. **1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment
  40. **2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment
  41. **2nd Battalion, The Alberta Regiment
  42. *Disbanded effective 14 December 1936 under General Order 73/1937 dated 29 April 1937
  43. 2nd Cavalry Brigade
  44. *Organized effective 15 December 1936 under General Order 71/1937 dated 29 April 1937
  45. *Headquartered in Pincher Creek Chauvin, Alberta
  46. *Units under command:
  47. **15th Alberta Light Horse
  48. **19th Alberta Dragoons
  49. *Disbanded on 31 March 1946 under General Order 113/46 dated 13 May 1946
  50. 3rd Infantry Brigade
  51. *Headquartered in Calgary
  52. *Units under command:
  53. **The South Alberta Regiment
  54. **The Edmonton Fusiliers
  55. **The Edmonton Regiment
  56. **The Calgary Highlanders
  57. **The Calgary Regiment
  58. *Reorganized and redesignated to 18th Infantry Brigade effective 1 April 1946 under General Order 116/46 dated 13 May 1946
  59. 41st Brigade Group
  60. *Formed on 1 April 1942
  61. *Headquartered in Edmonton until 1 April 1943 then Calgary
  62. *Units under command:
  63. **14th Armoured Regiment, RCAC
  64. **29th Reconnaissance Regiment, RCAC
  65. **41st Field Regiment, R.C.A.
  66. **13th Field Company, R.C.E.
  67. **E and J sections, No.13 District Signals, R.C.C.S.
  68. **4th Armoured Divisional Signals, R.C.C.S.
  69. **2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Fusiliers
  70. **2nd Battalion, The Calgary Highlanders
  71. **2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment
  72. **No.2 Group, No.10 Divisional Workshop, R.C.O.C.
  73. **No.41 Light Aid Detachment, R.C.O.C.
  74. **No.42 Light Aid Detachment, R.C.O.C.
  75. **No.43 Light Aid Detachment, R.C.O.C.
  76. **No.44 Light Aid Detachment, R.C.O.C.
  77. **No.8 Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C.
  78. *Disbanded on 30 January 1946 under General Order 86/1946 dated 2 April 1946
  79. 18th Infantry Brigade
  80. *Organized effective 15 December 1936 under General Order 73/1937 dated 29 April 1937
  81. *Headquartered in Edmonton
  82. *Reorganized and redesignated from 3rd Infantry Brigade to 18th Infantry Brigade effective 1 April 1946 under General Order 116/46 dated 13 May 1946#
  83. 22 Militia Group
  84. *Headquartered in Calgary
  85. *Units under command:
  86. **The South Alberta Light Horse
  87. **The King's Own Calgary Regiment
  88. **18th Field Regiment, RCA
  89. **19th Medium Regiment, RCA
  90. **8th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
  91. **7th Independent Signals Squadron, RCCS
  92. **The Calgary Highlanders
  93. **7th Column, R.C.A.S.C.
  94. **21st Medical Company, R.C.A.M.C.
  95. **59th Dental Unit, R.C.D.C.
  96. **6th Ordnance Company, R.C.O.C.
  97. **9th Technical Regiment, R.C.E.M.E.
  98. 23 Militia Group
  99. *Headquartered in Wainwright
  100. Alberta Militia District
  101. Northern Alberta Militia District
  102. *Headquartered in Edmonton
  103. Southern Alberta Militia District
  104. *Headquartered in Calgary
  105. Alberta District
  106. *Headquartered in Calgary
  107. *Units under command:
  108. **The South Alberta Light Horse
  109. **The King's Own Calgary Regiment
  110. **20th Field Regiment, RCA
  111. **18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA
  112. **8th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
  113. **33rd Field Engineer Squadron, RCE
  114. **The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
  115. **The Calgary Highlanders
  116. **14th Service Battalion
  117. **15th Service Battalion
  118. 41 Canadian Brigade Group

    Past commanders of Alberta's Militia formations