5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (French: 5^e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada) (5 CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 2nd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City, Quebec. The brigade group is the formation responsible for the majority of francophone units of the regular army.

5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Active	1968–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Size	1 regiment each of armour, artillery and combat engineers, 3 battalions of infantry
Part of	2nd Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ	CFB Valcartier
Motto(s)	French: Allons-y (Let's go)
March	"Allons-y"
Website	http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/5-cmbg/index.page

Units

Structure of the 5 GMBC

5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group		CFB Valcartier
5 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron		CFB Valcartier
12^e Régiment blindé du Canada	Armoured	CFB Valcartier
5^e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada	Artillery	CFB Valcartier
5 Combat Engineer Regiment	Combat engineers	CFB Valcartier
1st Battalion, Royal 22^e Régiment	Mechanized infantry	CFB Valcartier
2nd Battalion, Royal 22^e Régiment	Mechanized infantry	Quebec City
3rd Battalion, Royal 22^e Régiment	Light infantry	CFB Valcartier
5 Service Battalion	Combat Service Support	CFB Valcartier

Three regular force units of other formations (430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 5 Field Ambulance of Canadian Forces Medical Group) are collocated with 5 CMBG at CFB Valcartier and work closely with the brigade group, but are not officially a part of it.

History

During the 1970s and 1980s, the 5th was a Canadian Brigade Group (then called the 5e Groupe-brigade du Canada) was the primary formation of the Canadian Air-Sea Transportable Brigade Group (CAST), supported by additional artillery and light armour units, as well as two squadrons of Canadair CF-5 aircraft. The CAST mission to reinforce Norway in the event of hostilities was disbanded in 1989. On June 5, 1987 a new Canadian defence policy called Challenge and Commitment was tabled by the Government that directed that the Canadian Forces in Europe consolidate effort by combining the standing brigade then in Germany 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group with a rapidly deployable brigade from Canada. The 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group would serve in this role and join the 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group under a newly created 1st Canadian Infantry Division tasked to the NATO Central Army Group until the end of the Cold War.

References

See also

• Military history of Canada
• History of the Canadian Army
• Canadian Forces
• List of armouries in Canada