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Post by lordroel on May 2, 2019 3:12:33 GMT
German Forces: Operation CORNERSTONE
Netherlands Command
German Eleventh Army
German LIV Corps
--22nd Infantry Division
--132nd Infantry Division
--170th Infantry Division
German XXX Corps
--28th Infantry Division
--50th Infantry Division
--72nd Infantry Division
Army Group A: North Rhine
German Second Army
German IX Corps
--45th Infantry Division
--267th Infantry Division
--294th Infantry Division
--11th SS Division
German VI Corps
--211th Infantry Division
--293rd Infantry Division
--12th Panzer Division
German First Army
German XXXVII Corps
--60th Infantry Division
--215th Infantry Division
--257th Infantry Division
German XXI Corps
--79th Infantry Division
--93rd Infantry Division
--258th Infantry Division
German Twentieth Army
German LXV Corps
--1st Cavalry Division
--225th Infantry Division
German LXVI Corps
--338th Infantry Division
--342nd Infantry Division
--347th Infantry Division
Army Group A Reserves
--6th Mountain Division
--95th Infantry Division
--167th Infantry Division
--252nd Infantry Division
Army Group B: Central/South Rhine Front
German Seventh Army
German XXXIII Corps
--213th Infantry Division
--239th Infantry Division
--554th Infantry Division
German XXV Corps
--218th Infantry Division
--221st Infantry Division
--556th Infantry Division
--19th Panzer Regiment
German Third Army
German X Corps
--227th Infantry Division
--254th Infantry Division
--256th Infantry Division
German XIII Corps
--207th Infantry Division
--8th SS Division
--22nd Air Landing Division
German Tenth Army
German LIII Corps
--31st Infantry Division
--16th Panzer Division
--366th Infantry Division
German LXXX Corps
--99th Infantry Division
--247th Infantry Division
Army Group B Reserves
--280th Infantry Division
--570th Infantry Division
Army of Berlin
--455th Infantry Division
--707th Static Infantry Division
--709th Static Infantry Division
--14th SS Division
--17th SS Division
--23rd SS Division
Denmark Command
--198th Infantry Division
Schleswig-Holstein Command
--112th Infantry Division
--7th Air Division
--196th Infantry Division
--288th Infantry Division
--600th Static Infantry Division
Army of East Prussia
--165th Infantry Division
--240th Infantry Division
--20th SS Division
Army of Poland
German XL Corps
--7th Infantry Division
--29th Infantry Division
--66th Infantry Division
--26th SS Division
German XXXIX Corps
--19th SS Division
--14th Infantry Division
--90th Infantry Division
--183rd Infantry Division
Austria Command
--304th Infantry Division
Bavaria Command
--230th Infantry Division
--255th Infantry Division
--477th Infantry Division
--481st Infantry Division
Bohemia-Moravia-Slovakia Command
--275th Infantry Division
--281st Infantry Division
--319th Static Infantry Division
--334th Infantry Division
Weser-Elbe Command
German XXIX Corps
--41st Infantry Division
--85th Infantry Division
--340th Infantry Division
German XLII Corps
--78th Infantry Division
--106th Infantry Division
--115th Infantry Division
German XLVII Corps
--114th Infantry Division
--141st Infantry Division
--21st Panzer Division
German XC Corps
--147th Infantry Division
--152nd Infantry Division
--178th Infantry Division
German XCI Corps
--217th Infantry Division
--268th Infantry Division
--359th Infantry Division
German LXXI Corps
--117th Infantry Division
--128th Infantry Division
--199th Infantry Division Seems the SS is already larger than in OTL 1941, having divisions that should only be able to exist from 1943 onwards, i wonder if Himmler has mange to get his hands on some future information. |
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Post by stevep on May 2, 2019 8:00:05 GMT
German Forces: Operation CORNERSTONE
Netherlands Command
German Eleventh Army
German LIV Corps
--22nd Infantry Division
--132nd Infantry Division
--170th Infantry Division
German XXX Corps
--28th Infantry Division
--50th Infantry Division
--72nd Infantry Division
Army Group A: North Rhine
German Second Army
German IX Corps
--45th Infantry Division
--267th Infantry Division
--294th Infantry Division
--11th SS Division
German VI Corps
--211th Infantry Division
--293rd Infantry Division
--12th Panzer Division
German First Army
German XXXVII Corps
--60th Infantry Division
--215th Infantry Division
--257th Infantry Division
German XXI Corps
--79th Infantry Division
--93rd Infantry Division
--258th Infantry Division
German Twentieth Army
German LXV Corps
--1st Cavalry Division
--225th Infantry Division
German LXVI Corps
--338th Infantry Division
--342nd Infantry Division
--347th Infantry Division
Army Group A Reserves
--6th Mountain Division
--95th Infantry Division
--167th Infantry Division
--252nd Infantry Division
Army Group B: Central/South Rhine Front
German Seventh Army
German XXXIII Corps
--213th Infantry Division
--239th Infantry Division
--554th Infantry Division
German XXV Corps
--218th Infantry Division
--221st Infantry Division
--556th Infantry Division
--19th Panzer Regiment
German Third Army
German X Corps
--227th Infantry Division
--254th Infantry Division
--256th Infantry Division
German XIII Corps
--207th Infantry Division
--8th SS Division
--22nd Air Landing Division
German Tenth Army
German LIII Corps
--31st Infantry Division
--16th Panzer Division
--366th Infantry Division
German LXXX Corps
--99th Infantry Division
--247th Infantry Division
Army Group B Reserves
--280th Infantry Division
--570th Infantry Division
Army of Berlin
--455th Infantry Division
--707th Static Infantry Division
--709th Static Infantry Division
--14th SS Division
--17th SS Division
--23rd SS Division
Denmark Command
--198th Infantry Division
Schleswig-Holstein Command
--112th Infantry Division
--7th Air Division
--196th Infantry Division
--288th Infantry Division
--600th Static Infantry Division
Army of East Prussia
--165th Infantry Division
--240th Infantry Division
--20th SS Division
Army of Poland
German XL Corps
--7th Infantry Division
--29th Infantry Division
--66th Infantry Division
--26th SS Division
German XXXIX Corps
--19th SS Division
--14th Infantry Division
--90th Infantry Division
--183rd Infantry Division
Austria Command
--304th Infantry Division
Bavaria Command
--230th Infantry Division
--255th Infantry Division
--477th Infantry Division
--481st Infantry Division
Bohemia-Moravia-Slovakia Command
--275th Infantry Division
--281st Infantry Division
--319th Static Infantry Division
--334th Infantry Division
Weser-Elbe Command
German XXIX Corps
--41st Infantry Division
--85th Infantry Division
--340th Infantry Division
German XLII Corps
--78th Infantry Division
--106th Infantry Division
--115th Infantry Division
German XLVII Corps
--114th Infantry Division
--141st Infantry Division
--21st Panzer Division
German XC Corps
--147th Infantry Division
--152nd Infantry Division
--178th Infantry Division
German XCI Corps
--217th Infantry Division
--268th Infantry Division
--359th Infantry Division
German LXXI Corps
--117th Infantry Division
--128th Infantry Division
--199th Infantry Division Seems the SS is already larger than in OTL 1941, having divisions that should only be able to exist from 1843 onwards, i wonder if Himmler has mange to get his hands on some future information.
That could be because of the failure and 'treachery' of the standard army Himmler has been able to expand his relatively small forces as the basis of a 'loyal' force that can be relied on unlike the regular army. Which could be another reason for unrest in the remains of the regular army.
I know what you mean but you had a small typo - 1843. 
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Post by lordroel on May 2, 2019 15:17:42 GMT
Seems the SS is already larger than in OTL 1941, having divisions that should only be able to exist from 1843 onwards, i wonder if Himmler has mange to get his hands on some future information. That could be because of the failure and 'treachery' of the standard army Himmler has been able to expand his relatively small forces as the basis of a 'loyal' force that can be relied on unlike the regular army. Which could be another reason for unrest in the remains of the regular army. I know what you mean but you had a small typo - 1843. Well that is easy to fix, but start to wonder, might we see a German Civil War between the Wehrmacht and the SS wich seems to get stronger while the Wehrmacht is loosing power, but that is something only redrobin65 can answer most likely. |
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Post by stevep on May 2, 2019 17:33:11 GMT
That could be because of the failure and 'treachery' of the standard army Himmler has been able to expand his relatively small forces as the basis of a 'loyal' force that can be relied on unlike the regular army. Which could be another reason for unrest in the remains of the regular army. I know what you mean but you had a small typo - 1843. Well that is easy to fix, but start to wonder, might we see a German Civil War between the Wehrmacht and the SS wich seems to get stronger while the Wehrmacht is loosing power, but that is something only redrobin65 can answer most likely.
Its a possibility at some point, or failing that that a lot of German units decide the best well to protect their population is to surrender but I suspect that between nearly a decade of propaganda and the recent culling of 'traitors' there will be a reluctance to risk themselves and their families by opposing the regime at least until the final stages. Also at this point patriotism and fear of what the allies might do when in control of Germany - boosted by Nazi propaganda - will probably keep them willing if not eager to keep fighting for the moment.
One of the things that the Canadians might do of course is make approaches to some of the more loyal and competent military figures based on what they 'did' in the future, with the accidental leaking of at least some of those approaches to the German authorities. Basically to try and start off another round of culls, both to deny the Nazis of some of their more capable leaders and further undermine morale in the German military. Sneaky and underhand possibly but if it shortens the war and saves lives, especially allied ones it might be practical.
Also of course it looks like there's going to be a liberation of Denmark, which would pose another threat to Germany and its interests in the northern areas.
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Post by lordroel on May 2, 2019 19:21:55 GMT
Well that is easy to fix, but start to wonder, might we see a German Civil War between the Wehrmacht and the SS wich seems to get stronger while the Wehrmacht is loosing power, but that is something only redrobin65 can answer most likely. Its a possibility at some point, or failing that that a lot of German units decide the best well to protect their population is to surrender but I suspect that between nearly a decade of propaganda and the recent culling of 'traitors' there will be a reluctance to risk themselves and their families by opposing the regime at least until the final stages. Also at this point patriotism and fear of what the allies might do when in control of Germany - boosted by Nazi propaganda - will probably keep them willing if not eager to keep fighting for the moment. One of the things that the Canadians might do of course is make approaches to some of the more loyal and competent military figures based on what they 'did' in the future, with the accidental leaking of at least some of those approaches to the German authorities. Basically to try and start off another round of culls, both to deny the Nazis of some of their more capable leaders and further undermine morale in the German military. Sneaky and underhand possibly but if it shortens the war and saves lives, especially allied ones it might be practical. Also of course it looks like there's going to be a liberation of Denmark, which would pose another threat to Germany and its interests in the northern areas.
I do wonder, how long before the soviet Union decides to liberate the German people from their oppressing government and join in the fight, doubt the Allies are going to like this, they most likely do not want to see a repeat of a divided Germany as what happen in OTL. |
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Post by pyeknu on May 3, 2019 0:18:05 GMT
It has come...
It is here...
With so many troops on the Continent now, this was inevitable...
The First Canadian Army is reborn!
First, a little theme music to start off:
Now...
As the "second edition" of the Fifth Great European Free-For-All confronted the Canadian Armed Forces as a whole immediately after the Shift, the sheer level of changes that had befallen the military of the Dominion demanded something of a unique response to ensure that things could be done with both efficiency and within theatre to prevent the need to constantly transport people and material back and forth across the Atlantic, which would put a massive strain on transportation equipment and personnel. Even more so, without the wonderful American military theatre support structures that had been in place during the War on Terror - which were used constantly by task forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria whenever needed, as witness the many times wounded Canadian personnel were sent to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center near Kaiserslautern before being repatriated to Trenton in Ontario - the Canadian Armed Forces would have to come up with EVERYTHING to support their forces in the field.
It took a lot...but it would get done.
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Governing the operations of First Canadian Army and its in-theatre field and garrison forces would be the concept of "jointness". Since the Canadian Joint Operations Command was effectively running the whole show from Canada, it was decided that the commander of First Canadian Army - the former commander of the Canadian Army, General Paul F. Wynnyk - would also be commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command Overseas, or CJOC-O. He would have two deputy commanders, one that would administer the operations of the First Canadian Army in the field while the other would be the chief of garrison troops and effectively run CJOC-O back in London while the army commander was busy on the Continent working with his fellow field commanders in dealing with the Nazis. To differentiate between the "field" staff and the "garrison" staff, two separate formation patches were used. The field staff would wear the modernized version of the First Canadian Army patch from "round one" of the Second World War IOTL:
While the garrison staff who were in charge of the various base camps and facilities in the United Kingdom and later in France would wear a variation of that patch in the colours of the Canadian Joint Operations Command:
While both sides were operationally commanded by three-leaf lieutenant generals responding to General Wynnyk, the lozenge diamond design was used instead of the division rectangle or the brigade heater shield designs.
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As the lower level formations were always divided, the troops directly responding to Headquarters First Canadian Army were divided into two broad categories:
1) Forces directly reporting to the deputy commander First Canadian Army; and
2) Forces subordinate to a theatre support division that would take charge of all third-line and fourth-line combat support and combat service support operations.
Answering directly to Headquarters First Canadian Army would be the field troops directly serving General Wynnyk and his staff, the army's military police forces, the army's intelligence support forces and two independent combat brigade groups that could be deployed either with the army on the line or loaned to other army groups when required.
Note that all units assigned to First Canadian Army, regardless of point of origin, are considered bilingual and will have titles in both languages, even the field regiments.
Field Army Troops
Headquarters First Canadian Army (HQ 1 CDN ARMY) (Quartier-Général de la Première Armée du Canada [QG 1re ARMÉE CA]) - Ottawa
10 Canadian Signal Regiment (10 CSR) (10e Régiment des Transmissions du Canada [10e RTC]) - Kingston
3e Bataillon, Le Régiment des Gardes Canadiennes (3e RGC) (3rd Battalion, The Canadian Guards [3 CG]) - Valcartier
22nd (Assiniboia) Air Defence Regiment, RCA (22 AD REGT) (22e [Assiniboia] Régiment d'Artillerie Antiaérienne, ARC [22e RAA]) - Moose Jaw
The staff directly controlling the army as well as the forces assigned to protect said staff. As for the units in question:
HQ 1 CDN ARMY - Directly drafted from the headquarters of the Canadian Army in Ottawa.
10 CSR - The effectively fully mobilized Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment in Kingston, which will form the direct telecommunications links between the army staff and all subordinate commands and units, not to mention commanders back in Canada.
3e RGC - The reborn third battalion of Canada's post IOTL World War Two attempt at emulating the British Household Division regiments, an attempt that was swept into the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1970 for being "too British" in the face of rising Québécois nationalism. Reborn as the last regiment to come out of the Supplementary Order of Battle, the Canadian Guards would be made the Dominion's truly "national" regiment, which required a direct translation of the regiment's name. Even more, as a way to emphasize a truly national nature, the new generation of the Guards would be a "daughter" regiment of le Royal 22e Régiment, with eventual home station being shared between la Citadelle in Québec City and Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
22 AD REGT - A reborn old-old school artillery brigade brought back to life, this regiment would be formed from a detached troop of the 10th Field Artillery Regiment RCA in Saskatchewan's capital city. The regiment was originally founded in 1905 as the Assiniboia Regiment, a break-away element of the first generation of the South Saskatchewan Regiment; it would be converted to artillery in the 1936 Militia reforms and amalgamated with the 10th Artillery Regiment in 1954. Once reformed, the 22nd Air Defence Regiment would be responsible for the immediate air defence zone around the army headquarters in the field, as the 3e Bataillon of les Gardes would be responsible for ground infantry defence of the headquarters.
1 Canadian Military Police Brigade (1 CMPB)
1 Canadian Military Police Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (1 CMPB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 1re Brigade de Police Militaire du Canada [QGET 1re BPMC]) - Borden
10 Military Police Battalion (Counter-Intelligence) (10 MP BN) (10e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Contre-Espionnage] [10e BPM]) - Ottawa
11 Military Police Battalion (Investigation) (11 MP BN) (11e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Enquêtes] [11e BPM]) - Ottawa
12 Military Police Battalion (Detention) (12 MP BN) (12e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Détention] [12e BPM]) - Edmonton
14 Military Police Battalion (Deployment Security) (14 MP BN) (14e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Sécurité du Déploiement] [14e BPM]) - Borden
15e Bataillon de Police Militaire (Garnison) (15e BPM) (15 Military Police Battalion [Garrison] [15 MP BN]) - Valcartier
10 Service Battalion (General Support) (10 GS BN) (10e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [10e BSAG]) - Borden
First Canadian Army's military police formation would be dual-commanded both by the commander of First Canadian Army in the field as well as by the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal back in Ottawa; the brigade commander would be dual-hatted as Theatre Provost Marshal and be responsible for all military police affairs on the Continent, having the power to authorize the arrest of anyone Canadian or foreign in denoted zones of territory. Formed from the directly-responding elements of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group back in Canada, the units would come together at the Military Police Academy in Borden before heading overseas. Their duties:
10 MP BN - The overseas counterpart of the Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit, this battalion is responsible for all security intelligence and counter-intelligence activities within the army's zone of operations, including attempts by locals to spy on Canadian activities.
11 MP BN - The overseas counterpart of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, this battalion is responsible for all internal military police investigations within the army's zone of operations. Once in Germany, the battalion would take charge of all war crimes investigations.
12 MP BN - The overseas counterpart of the Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks, this battalion is responsible for all prisoner detainment as well as detention of all Canadian and allied/enemy persons caught doing crimes within the army's zone of operations.
14 MP BN - This battalion would be responsible for all rear-area route security and traffic control to ensure safe movement of troops and personnel while on the ground.
15e BPM - This battalion would be responsible for all military police services at various Canadian bases in theatre, both in the United Kingdom and on the Continent.
Both 14 Battalion and 15e Bataillon would be formed from volunteer drafts recruited from the home-based Army military police regiments.
2 Canadian Intelligence Brigade (2 CINTB)
2 Canadian Intelligence Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (2 CINTB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 2e Brigade du Renseignement du Canada [QGET 2e BRC]) - Kingston
20 Intelligence Battalion (Forward) (20 INT BN) (20e Bataillon du Renseignement [Avant] [20e BON RENS]) - Kingston
21 Intelligence Battalion (Meteorological) (21 INT BN) (21e Bataillon du Renseignement [Météorologie] [21e BON RENS]) - Gagetown
22 Intelligence Battalion (Imagery) (22 INT BN) (22e Bataillon du Renseignement [Imagerie] [22e BON RENS]) - Winnipeg
24e Bataillon du Renseignement (Appui) (24e BON RENS) (24 Intelligence Battalion [Support] [24 INT BN]) - Ottawa
25 Engineer Support Regiment (Geomatics) (25 ESR) (25e Régiment d'Appui de Génie [Géomatique] [25e RAG]) - Ottawa
26 Electronic Warfare Regiment (26 EWR) (26e Régiment de Guerre Électronique [26e RGÉ]) - Kingston
11 Service Battalion (General Support) (11 GS BN) (11e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [11e BSAG]) - Kingston
First Canadian Army's formation formed from the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, which would be old hat to the army commander as he was a former commander of CF INTCOM. Responsible for all intelligence support as well as electronic warfare support, the brigade would provide a most interesting set of variables to be employed in the field, especially once the army is in Germany proper. As for its units...
20 INT BN - The direct hub of intelligence operations for First Canadian Army, which is the first go-to place for General Wynnyk to use when he needs information as soon as possible. Where Headquarters First Canadian Army goes, 20 Intelligence Battalion goes with them.
21 INT BN - The weather wizards of CJOC-O, this battalion would mostly remain in the United Kingdom and support 3 Canadian Air Division's operations, though there would be detached companies in the Orkneys supporting the Royal Canadian Navy as well as in France supporting First Canadian Army. Directly formed from the Joint Meteorological Centre in Gagetown.
22 INT BN - The photographers and video makers for CJOC-O, this battalion would be raised from the Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre in Ottawa even if the field unit would come together at Headquarters 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg before deploying. They would be responsible for all news releases as well as information documentaries for Canadian and allied audiences; the battalion would effectively handle all of CJOC-O's public relations for home and allied audiences.
24e BON RENS - The group in charge of all intelligence support activities for First Canadian Army in the field. Such would be raised by Joint Task Force X in Kingston and 7 Intelligence Company in Ottawa.
25 ESR - The map makers and surveyors for First Canadian Army and CJOC-O as a whole, raised from the Mapping and Charting Establishment in Ottawa. Will be split into four working squadrons, two in the United Kingdom supporting 3 Canadian Air Division and Maritime Forces Eastern Atlantic (as well as the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy), one in France supporting Allied forces and one travelling with First Canadian Army. You can definitely bet that Allied forces are going to be big customers for Canada's map making gurus.
26 EWR - The Army's travelling electronic warfare support unit, which would backstop the corps-level electronic warfare regiments as well as both 414e Escadron and 411 Squadron flying for 3 Canadian Air Division. Would also be the centre of psychological operations against the Nazis once in effective jamming range of enemy units.
40 Canadian Armoured Brigade Group (40 CABG)
40 Canadian Armoured Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron (40 CABG HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 40e Groupe-Brigade Blindée du Canada [QGET 40e GBBC]) - Petawawa
2nd/10th Dragoons (2/10 D) (2e-10e Régiment de Dragons [2e-10e RD]) - Welland
3rd Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons (3 PWCD) (3e [Prince de Galles] Régiment Canadien de Dragons [3e PGRCD]) - Peterborough
5th Hussars of Canada (5 H of C) (5e Régiment de Hussards du Canada [5e RHC]) - Ottawa
68th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (68 FD REGT) (68e Régiment d'Artillerie de Campagne, ARC [68e RAC]) - Oshawa
2nd Battalion, The Canadian Guards (2 CG) (2e Bataillon, Le Régiment des Gardes Canadiennes [2e RGC]) - Petawawa
40 Combat Engineer Regiment (40 CER) (40e Régiment du Génie de Campagne [40e RGC]) - Petawawa
140 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (140 THS) (140e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [140e ETH]) - Petawawa
40 Field Ambulance (40 FD AMB) (40e Ambulance de Campagne [40e AMB C]) - Petawawa
40 Service Battalion (40 SVC BN) (40e Bataillon des Services [40e BON SVC]) - Petawawa
40 Military Police Platoon (40 MP PL) (40e Peloton de Police Militaire [40e PPM]) - Petawawa
The spare armoured fist for First Canadian Army, this brigade would be formed from volunteer drafts established by the rear parties of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group's units in Petawawa augmented by freshly recruited regiments drawn up ultimately from the Supplementary Order of Battle; these regiments would be bringing back names that hadn't been seen in the Canadian Army's order of battle for several decades! The brigade would be available both to plug in holes in the line in case of enemy breakthrough or assist an allied army group whenever needed. As the brigade would be intentionally bilingual, all regiments would have titles done in the proper French Army style; there, regiments would never be named by just unit type without "regiment" to identify its size.
The original 40th (Reserve) Brigade Group, from which 40 CABG would be named in honour, was formed in World War Two IOTL from the old Military District No. 12 that composed of units based in Saskatchewan. Because of this, the modern brigade would adopt that province's colours of green and gold in tribute.
As for its fighting elements:
2/10 D - The original name of the 57th Air Defence Regiment RCA, founded as the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry back in 1872, split into two separate regiments in the wake of the Great War, brought back together in the 1936 Militia reforms, then converted to artillery after the first round of World War Two IOTL.
3 PWCD - One of the ancestral units of the 50th Air Defence Regiment RCA, formed as the 3rd Regiment of Cavalry in 1875 and united into the Prince of Wales' Rangers in the 1936 Militia reforms.
5 H OF C - One of the ancestral units of the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, from which the special title of the modern regiment was actually derived; the original Princess Louise Dragoon Guards was formed in January 1903 and designated the "5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards" the very next month while the 4th Regiment of Cavalry was first formed in 1875 and would be eventually renamed the "4th Hussars" in 1893. The new regiment cross-reverses that concept.
68 FD REGT - The first totally new tactical field regiment formed in the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery since World War Two IOTL. This regiment would be formed from volunteer drafts drawn from nearby artillery units.
2 CG - The Canadian Guards' second battalion would be formed in the same circumstances as the regiment's third battalion in Valcartier (though drafting from the Royal Canadian Regiment instead).
As this is a totally independent brigade group without a division commanding it, a separate field ambulance battalion and military police platoon are assigned to this formation.
41 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (41 CMBG)
41 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron (41 CMBG HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 41e Groupe-Brigade Méchanisé du Canada [QGET 41e GBMC]) - Calgary
Le Régiment des Rangers d'Argenteuil (CBRC) (RRA) (The Argenteuil Ranger Regiment [RCAC] [ARR]) - Lachute
1st Battalion, The Canadian Guards (1 CG) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment des Gardes Canadiennes [1re RGC]) - Wainwright
1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (1 WNGTN R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Wellington [1re R WNGTN]) - Guelph
1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales' Rangers (1 PW RANG) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment des Rangers de Prince de Galles [1re RRPG]) - Peterborough
70th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (70 FD REGT) (70e Régiment d'Artillerie de Campagne, ARC [70e RAC]) - Oakville
41 Combat Engineer Regiment (41 CER) (41e Régiment de Génie de Combat [41e RGC]) - Edmonton
141 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (141 THS) (141e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [141e ETH]) - Edmonton
41 Field Ambulance (41 FD AMB) (41e Ambulance de Campagne [41e AMB C]) - Calgary
41 Service Battalion (41 SVC BN) (41e Bataillon des Services [41e BON SVC]) - Calgary
41 Military Police Platoon (41 MP PL) (41e Peloton de Police Militaire [41e PPM]) - Calgary
Another spare brigade which can deal with both line reinforcement, assistance of allies as well as rear area security if required, this formation would be the effective sister brigade to 40 Armoured Brigade. Even more so, since there is already a 41 Canadian Brigade Group, the new formation's support forces would all come from Alberta; to honour that, the new brigade would adopt the Alberta provincial colours of dark blue and white in their formation patch; since the fighting forces all hail from Ontario or Québec, it didn't make sense to make use of a variation of 41 CBG's snarling grizzly bear crest. As for its fighting forces:
RRA - This regiment was first formed as the "11th Battalion Volunteer Militia Infantry of Canada, or Argenteuil Rangers" in 1862, being amalgamated eventually into the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars in 1912, which is today part of the Royal Canadian Hussars (Montréal).
1 CG - Formed as the other battalions of the Canadian Guards would be reformed, though calling in personnel from drafts provided by the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, which would make this battalion the only "home" unit of the brigade.
1 WNGTN R - Perhaps the one unit that has been gone from the order of battle the longest, this regiment was formed originally in 1866 as the "30th Wellington Battalion of Rifles", lasting until the 1936 Militia reforms...where it just disappeared, not even amalgamated into another unit!
1 PR RANG - The original name of the 50th Air Defence Regiment RCA as noted above, first formed in 1867 as Peterborough County's local infantry battalion and serving as such until 1946 and conversion into artillery.
70 FD REGT - Another brand-new tactical unit of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.
All other units of the brigade would be formed from the like-numbered units of 41 CBG, with 141 THS forming from a detached flight of 408 Squadron at CFB Edmonton.
All of the other brigades would form part of the First Canadian Theatre Support Division, wearing this:
But since this article is already getting long, that will be described further in another article along with how the various Joint Task Forces in CJOC-O would be marked and operated.
To Be Continued...
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Post by lordroel on May 3, 2019 8:17:06 GMT
It has come...
It is here...
With so many troops on the Continent now, this was inevitable...
The First Canadian Army is reborn!
First, a little theme music to start off:
Now...
As the "second edition" of the Fifth Great European Free-For-All confronted the Canadian Armed Forces as a whole immediately after the Shift, the sheer level of changes that had befallen the military of the Dominion demanded something of a unique response to ensure that things could be done with both efficiency and within theatre to prevent the need to constantly transport people and material back and forth across the Atlantic, which would put a massive strain on transportation equipment and personnel. Even more so, without the wonderful American military theatre support structures that had been in place during the War on Terror - which were used constantly by task forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria whenever needed, as witness the many times wounded Canadian personnel were sent to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center near Kaiserslautern before being repatriated to Trenton in Ontario - the Canadian Armed Forces would have to come up with EVERYTHING to support their forces in the field.
It took a lot...but it would get done.
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Governing the operations of First Canadian Army and its in-theatre field and garrison forces would be the concept of "jointness". Since the Canadian Joint Operations Command was effectively running the whole show from Canada, it was decided that the commander of First Canadian Army - the former commander of the Canadian Army, General Paul F. Wynnyk - would also be commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command Overseas, or CJOC-O. He would have two deputy commanders, one that would administer the operations of the First Canadian Army in the field while the other would be the chief of garrison troops and effectively run CJOC-O back in London while the army commander was busy on the Continent working with his fellow field commanders in dealing with the Nazis. To differentiate between the "field" staff and the "garrison" staff, two separate formation patches were used. The field staff would wear the modernized version of the First Canadian Army patch from "round one" of the Second World War IOTL:
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While the garrison staff who were in charge of the various base camps and facilities in the United Kingdom and later in France would wear a variation of that patch in the colours of the Canadian Joint Operations Command:
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While both sides were operationally commanded by three-leaf lieutenant generals responding to General Wynnyk, the lozenge diamond design was used instead of the division rectangle or the brigade heater shield designs.
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As the lower level formations were always divided, the troops directly responding to Headquarters First Canadian Army were divided into two broad categories:
1) Forces directly reporting to the deputy commander First Canadian Army; and
2) Forces subordinate to a theatre support division that would take charge of all third-line and fourth-line combat support and combat service support operations.
Answering directly to Headquarters First Canadian Army would be the field troops directly serving General Wynnyk and his staff, the army's military police forces, the army's intelligence support forces and two independent combat brigade groups that could be deployed either with the army on the line or loaned to other army groups when required.
Note that all units assigned to First Canadian Army, regardless of point of origin, are considered bilingual and will have titles in both languages, even the field regiments.
Field Army Troops
Headquarters First Canadian Army (HQ 1 CDN ARMY) (Quartier-Général de la Première Armée du Canada [QG 1re ARMÉE CA]) - Ottawa
10 Canadian Signal Regiment (10 CSR) (10e Régiment des Transmissions du Canada [10e RTC]) - Kingston
3e Bataillon, Le Régiment des Gardes Canadiennes (3e RGC) (3rd Battalion, The Canadian Guards [3 CG]) - Valcartier
22nd (Assiniboia) Air Defence Regiment, RCA (22 AD REGT) (22e [Assiniboia] Régiment d'Artillerie Antiaérienne, ARC [22e RAA]) - Moose Jaw
The staff directly controlling the army as well as the forces assigned to protect said staff. As for the units in question:
HQ 1 CDN ARMY - Directly drafted from the headquarters of the Canadian Army in Ottawa.
10 CSR - The effectively fully mobilized Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment in Kingston, which will form the direct telecommunications links between the army staff and all subordinate commands and units, not to mention commanders back in Canada.
3e RGC - The reborn third battalion of Canada's post IOTL World War Two attempt at emulating the British Household Division regiments, an attempt that was swept into the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1970 for being "too British" in the face of rising Québécois nationalism. Reborn as the last regiment to come out of the Supplementary Order of Battle, the Canadian Guards would be made the Dominion's truly "national" regiment, which required a direct translation of the regiment's name. Even more, as a way to emphasize a truly national nature, the new generation of the Guards would be a "daughter" regiment of le Royal 22e Régiment, with eventual home station being shared between la Citadelle in Québec City and Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
22 AD REGT - A reborn old-old school artillery brigade brought back to life, this regiment would be formed from a detached troop of the 10th Field Artillery Regiment RCA in Saskatchewan's capital city. The regiment was originally founded in 1905 as the Assiniboia Regiment, a break-away element of the first generation of the South Saskatchewan Regiment; it would be converted to artillery in the 1936 Militia reforms and amalgamated with the 10th Artillery Regiment in 1954. Once reformed, the 22nd Air Defence Regiment would be responsible for the immediate air defence zone around the army headquarters in the field, as the 3e Bataillon of les Gardes would be responsible for ground infantry defence of the headquarters.
1 Canadian Military Police Brigade (1 CMPB)
1 Canadian Military Police Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (1 CMPB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 1re Brigade de Police Militaire du Canada [QGET 1re BPMC]) - Borden
10 Military Police Battalion (Counter-Intelligence) (10 MP BN) (10e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Contre-Espionnage] [10e BPM]) - Ottawa
11 Military Police Battalion (Investigation) (11 MP BN) (11e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Enquêtes] [11e BPM]) - Ottawa
12 Military Police Battalion (Detention) (12 MP BN) (12e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Détention] [12e BPM]) - Edmonton
14 Military Police Battalion (Deployment Security) (14 MP BN) (14e Bataillon de Police Militaire [Sécurité du Déploiement] [14e BPM]) - Borden
15e Bataillon de Police Militaire (Garnison) (15e BPM) (15 Military Police Battalion [Garrison] [15 MP BN]) - Valcartier
10 Service Battalion (General Support) (10 GS BN) (10e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [10e BSAG]) - Borden
First Canadian Army's military police formation would be dual-commanded both by the commander of First Canadian Army in the field as well as by the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal back in Ottawa; the brigade commander would be dual-hatted as Theatre Provost Marshal and be responsible for all military police affairs on the Continent, having the power to authorize the arrest of anyone Canadian or foreign in denoted zones of territory. Formed from the directly-responding elements of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group back in Canada, the units would come together at the Military Police Academy in Borden before heading overseas. Their duties:
10 MP BN - The overseas counterpart of the Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit, this battalion is responsible for all security intelligence and counter-intelligence activities within the army's zone of operations, including attempts by locals to spy on Canadian activities.
11 MP BN - The overseas counterpart of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, this battalion is responsible for all internal military police investigations within the army's zone of operations. Once in Germany, the battalion would take charge of all war crimes investigations.
12 MP BN - The overseas counterpart of the Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks, this battalion is responsible for all prisoner detainment as well as detention of all Canadian and allied/enemy persons caught doing crimes within the army's zone of operations.
14 MP BN - This battalion would be responsible for all rear-area route security and traffic control to ensure safe movement of troops and personnel while on the ground.
15e BPM - This battalion would be responsible for all military police services at various Canadian bases in theatre, both in the United Kingdom and on the Continent.
Both 14 Battalion and 15e Bataillon would be formed from volunteer drafts recruited from the home-based Army military police regiments.
2 Canadian Intelligence Brigade (2 CINTB)
2 Canadian Intelligence Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (2 CINTB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 2e Brigade du Renseignement du Canada [QGET 2e BRC]) - Kingston
20 Intelligence Battalion (Forward) (20 INT BN) (20e Bataillon du Renseignement [Avant] [20e BON RENS]) - Kingston
21 Intelligence Battalion (Meteorological) (21 INT BN) (21e Bataillon du Renseignement [Météorologie] [21e BON RENS]) - Gagetown
22 Intelligence Battalion (Imagery) (22 INT BN) (22e Bataillon du Renseignement [Imagerie] [22e BON RENS]) - Winnipeg
24e Bataillon du Renseignement (Appui) (24e BON RENS) (24 Intelligence Battalion [Support] [24 INT BN]) - Ottawa
25 Engineer Support Regiment (Geomatics) (25 ESR) (25e Régiment d'Appui de Génie [Géomatique] [25e RAG]) - Ottawa
26 Electronic Warfare Regiment (26 EWR) (26e Régiment de Guerre Électronique [26e RGÉ]) - Kingston
11 Service Battalion (General Support) (11 GS BN) (11e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [11e BSAG]) - Kingston
First Canadian Army's formation formed from the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, which would be old hat to the army commander as he was a former commander of CF INTCOM. Responsible for all intelligence support as well as electronic warfare support, the brigade would provide a most interesting set of variables to be employed in the field, especially once the army is in Germany proper. As for its units...
20 INT BN - The direct hub of intelligence operations for First Canadian Army, which is the first go-to place for General Wynnyk to use when he needs information as soon as possible. Where Headquarters First Canadian Army goes, 20 Intelligence Battalion goes with them.
21 INT BN - The weather wizards of CJOC-O, this battalion would mostly remain in the United Kingdom and support 3 Canadian Air Division's operations, though there would be detached companies in the Orkneys supporting the Royal Canadian Navy as well as in France supporting First Canadian Army. Directly formed from the Joint Meteorological Centre in Gagetown.
22 INT BN - The photographers and video makers for CJOC-O, this battalion would be raised from the Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre in Ottawa even if the field unit would come together at Headquarters 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg before deploying. They would be responsible for all news releases as well as information documentaries for Canadian and allied audiences; the battalion would effectively handle all of CJOC-O's public relations for home and allied audiences.
24e BON RENS - The group in charge of all intelligence support activities for First Canadian Army in the field. Such would be raised by Joint Task Force X in Kingston and 7 Intelligence Company in Ottawa.
25 ESR - The map makers and surveyors for First Canadian Army and CJOC-O as a whole, raised from the Mapping and Charting Establishment in Ottawa. Will be split into four working squadrons, two in the United Kingdom supporting 3 Canadian Air Division and Maritime Forces Eastern Atlantic (as well as the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy), one in France supporting Allied forces and one travelling with First Canadian Army. You can definitely bet that Allied forces are going to be big customers for Canada's map making gurus.
26 EWR - The Army's travelling electronic warfare support unit, which would backstop the corps-level electronic warfare regiments as well as both 414e Escadron and 411 Squadron flying for 3 Canadian Air Division. Would also be the centre of psychological operations against the Nazis once in effective jamming range of enemy units.
40 Canadian Armoured Brigade Group (40 CABG)
40 Canadian Armoured Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron (40 CABG HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 40e Groupe-Brigade Blindée du Canada [QGET 40e GBBC]) - Petawawa
2nd/10th Dragoons (2/10 D) (2e-10e Régiment de Dragons [2e-10e RD]) - Welland
3rd Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons (3 PWCD) (3e [Prince de Galles] Régiment Canadien de Dragons [3e PGRCD]) - Peterborough
5th Hussars of Canada (5 H of C) (5e Régiment de Hussards du Canada [5e RHC]) - Ottawa
68th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (68 FD REGT) (68e Régiment d'Artillerie de Campagne, ARC [68e RAC]) - Oshawa
2nd Battalion, The Canadian Guards (2 CG) (2e Bataillon, Le Régiment des Gardes Canadiennes [2e RGC]) - Petawawa
40 Combat Engineer Regiment (40 CER) (40e Régiment du Génie de Campagne [40e RGC]) - Petawawa
140 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (140 THS) (140e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [140e ETH]) - Petawawa
40 Field Ambulance (40 FD AMB) (40e Ambulance de Campagne [40e AMB C]) - Petawawa
40 Service Battalion (40 SVC BN) (40e Bataillon des Services [40e BON SVC]) - Petawawa
40 Military Police Platoon (40 MP PL) (40e Peloton de Police Militaire [40e PPM]) - Petawawa
The spare armoured fist for First Canadian Army, this brigade would be formed from volunteer drafts established by the rear parties of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group's units in Petawawa augmented by freshly recruited regiments drawn up ultimately from the Supplementary Order of Battle; these regiments would be bringing back names that hadn't been seen in the Canadian Army's order of battle for several decades! The brigade would be available both to plug in holes in the line in case of enemy breakthrough or assist an allied army group whenever needed. As the brigade would be intentionally bilingual, all regiments would have titles done in the proper French Army style; there, regiments would never be named by just unit type without "regiment" to identify its size.
The original 40th (Reserve) Brigade Group, from which 40 CABG would be named in honour, was formed in World War Two IOTL from the old Military District No. 12 that composed of units based in Saskatchewan. Because of this, the modern brigade would adopt that province's colours of green and gold in tribute.
As for its fighting elements:
2/10 D - The original name of the 57th Air Defence Regiment RCA, founded as the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry back in 1872, split into two separate regiments in the wake of the Great War, brought back together in the 1936 Militia reforms, then converted to artillery after the first round of World War Two IOTL.
3 PWCD - One of the ancestral units of the 50th Air Defence Regiment RCA, formed as the 3rd Regiment of Cavalry in 1875 and united into the Prince of Wales' Rangers in the 1936 Militia reforms.
5 H OF C - One of the ancestral units of the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, from which the special title of the modern regiment was actually derived; the original Princess Louise Dragoon Guards was formed in January 1903 and designated the "5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards" the very next month while the 4th Regiment of Cavalry was first formed in 1875 and would be eventually renamed the "4th Hussars" in 1893. The new regiment cross-reverses that concept.
68 FD REGT - The first totally new tactical field regiment formed in the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery since World War Two IOTL. This regiment would be formed from volunteer drafts drawn from nearby artillery units.
2 CG - The Canadian Guards' second battalion would be formed in the same circumstances as the regiment's third battalion in Valcartier (though drafting from the Royal Canadian Regiment instead).
As this is a totally independent brigade group without a division commanding it, a separate field ambulance battalion and military police platoon are assigned to this formation.
41 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (41 CMBG)
41 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron (41 CMBG HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 41e Groupe-Brigade Méchanisé du Canada [QGET 41e GBMC]) - Calgary
Le Régiment des Rangers d'Argenteuil (CBRC) (RRA) (The Argenteuil Ranger Regiment [RCAC] [ARR]) - Lachute
1st Battalion, The Canadian Guards (1 CG) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment des Gardes Canadiennes [1re RGC]) - Wainwright
1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (1 WNGTN R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Wellington [1re R WNGTN]) - Guelph
1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales' Rangers (1 PW RANG) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment des Rangers de Prince de Galles [1re RRPG]) - Peterborough
70th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (70 FD REGT) (70e Régiment d'Artillerie de Campagne, ARC [70e RAC]) - Oakville
41 Combat Engineer Regiment (41 CER) (41e Régiment de Génie de Combat [41e RGC]) - Edmonton
141 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (141 THS) (141e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [141e ETH]) - Edmonton
41 Field Ambulance (41 FD AMB) (41e Ambulance de Campagne [41e AMB C]) - Calgary
41 Service Battalion (41 SVC BN) (41e Bataillon des Services [41e BON SVC]) - Calgary
41 Military Police Platoon (41 MP PL) (41e Peloton de Police Militaire [41e PPM]) - Calgary
Another spare brigade which can deal with both line reinforcement, assistance of allies as well as rear area security if required, this formation would be the effective sister brigade to 40 Armoured Brigade. Even more so, since there is already a 41 Canadian Brigade Group, the new formation's support forces would all come from Alberta; to honour that, the new brigade would adopt the Alberta provincial colours of dark blue and white in their formation patch; since the fighting forces all hail from Ontario or Québec, it didn't make sense to make use of a variation of 41 CBG's snarling grizzly bear crest. As for its fighting forces:
RRA - This regiment was first formed as the "11th Battalion Volunteer Militia Infantry of Canada, or Argenteuil Rangers" in 1862, being amalgamated eventually into the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars in 1912, which is today part of the Royal Canadian Hussars (Montréal).
1 CG - Formed as the other battalions of the Canadian Guards would be reformed, though calling in personnel from drafts provided by the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, which would make this battalion the only "home" unit of the brigade.
1 WNGTN R - Perhaps the one unit that has been gone from the order of battle the longest, this regiment was formed originally in 1866 as the "30th Wellington Battalion of Rifles", lasting until the 1936 Militia reforms...where it just disappeared, not even amalgamated into another unit!
1 PR RANG - The original name of the 50th Air Defence Regiment RCA as noted above, first formed in 1867 as Peterborough County's local infantry battalion and serving as such until 1946 and conversion into artillery.
70 FD REGT - Another brand-new tactical unit of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.
All other units of the brigade would be formed from the like-numbered units of 41 CBG, with 141 THS forming from a detached flight of 408 Squadron at CFB Edmonton.
All of the other brigades would form part of the First Canadian Theatre Support Division, wearing this:
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But since this article is already getting long, that will be described further in another article along with how the various Joint Task Forces in CJOC-O would be marked and operated.
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Post by stevep on May 3, 2019 11:21:20 GMT
Its a possibility at some point, or failing that that a lot of German units decide the best well to protect their population is to surrender but I suspect that between nearly a decade of propaganda and the recent culling of 'traitors' there will be a reluctance to risk themselves and their families by opposing the regime at least until the final stages. Also at this point patriotism and fear of what the allies might do when in control of Germany - boosted by Nazi propaganda - will probably keep them willing if not eager to keep fighting for the moment. One of the things that the Canadians might do of course is make approaches to some of the more loyal and competent military figures based on what they 'did' in the future, with the accidental leaking of at least some of those approaches to the German authorities. Basically to try and start off another round of culls, both to deny the Nazis of some of their more capable leaders and further undermine morale in the German military. Sneaky and underhand possibly but if it shortens the war and saves lives, especially allied ones it might be practical. Also of course it looks like there's going to be a liberation of Denmark, which would pose another threat to Germany and its interests in the northern areas.
I do wonder, how long before the soviet Union decides to liberate the German people from their oppressing government and join in the fight, doubt the Allies are going to like this, they most likely do not want to see a repeat of a divided Germany as what happen in OTL.
Not just a divided Germany but that would also mean all of Poland, which they went to war to protect, ending up in Soviet hands.
I suspect that a Soviet attack would come in at some point, when enough German forces have been drawn into the fight against the western powers. However there are two points Stalin should consider. a) Such a move with a plan to hold parts of Germany and all of Poland would make it far more likely he would face war with the western powers.
b) Also in that case the allies might go for a sharp but short denazification and seek to recruit German troops to join the fight against the Soviets. Which could mean more unpleasant characters escaping justice - although by the nature of the TL less slaughter has occurred as a result of the lesser German success.
Thinking about it of course if there's a big war here and the allies make progress since their not the Nazis and won't act like them, if Stalin has got [and believes] accurate reports about OTL 41-42 he should be aware that a hell of a lot of Soviet subjects don't want to be and will gladly side with a civilised invader so his empire could fold very quickly.
As such not sure what would be the best approach for Stalin, let alone what RR will have him do. Ideally would like to see the Soviet state destroyed but it would be a costly operation and also leaves the question of what replaces it?
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Post by pyeknu on May 3, 2019 23:36:13 GMT
And here is the second part of the introduction of First Canadian Army...
As stated in the first part, as soon as the full scale of what had to be done to support a planned six-division field army in 1940 Europe sank into the minds of the people of National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, the concept of "lean and mean" that had governed how the wartime divisions and their supervisory corps would be structured had to be effectively thrown out the window.
Well, not all the way out, of course.
Given the sheer scale of the changes when it comes to strategic defence policy since the first time the Dominion went through the Fifth Great European Free-For-All, the actual methods of how such support forces would be structured would be vastly different and far more efficient.
Under Operation VIMY - the overall code-name given to military operations in Europe - the headquarters of Canadian Joint Operations Command set up an overseas branch of their organization in London, based at the Regent's Park Barracks, then-home station of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues), about three kilometres north-northwest of Whitehall. Once there, the deputy commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command Overseas organized three joint task forces which would cover the three main operational sectors envisioned for the Canadian military as a whole on and near the Continent. The areas specifically covered would be as follows:
1) The United Kingdom itself;
2) The Continent (France and the Benelux); and
3) The eastern side of the North Atlantic Ocean from 30° west of Greenwich (the limit of what the Royal Navy termed the "Western Approaches" to the British Isles).
To coordinate all Canadian military operations in each sector, the following Joint Task Forces were created, each given a division-like identification patch to be worn with the CADPATs and the Naval Combat Dress uniform:
Joint Task Force United Kingdom (JTF-UK) (Force Opérationnelle Interarmées Royaume-Uni [FOI-RU])
The commander of JTF-UK would also be the commander of 3 Canadian Air Division, headquartered at RAF Croughton at the southern end of Northamptonshire about 70 kilometres northwest of London. Assigned to support JTF-UK with communications needs would be 73 Communications Regiment (73 CR) (73e Régiment des Communications [73e RC]), which would be raised in Winnipeg before being deployed. The commander of JTF-UK would be responsible for all Canadian military forces in the United Kingdom, which would be mostly Army and RCAF personnel, hence the use of red and sky blue in the identification flash.
Joint Task Force Europe (JTF-E) (Force Opérationnelle Interarmées en Europe [FOI-E])
The commander of JTF-E would also be the commander of III Canadian Corps, which would take control of all Army forces not assigned to the fighting divisions once on the Continent. The group would be headquartered at the French Army fort at Villeneuve-Saint-Georges about 15.5 kilometres from the heart of Paris on the north bank of the Seine; this is the place of instruction for members of the famous Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, the City of Light's bravest. Also assigned to JTF-E as its main communications hub would be 78e Régiment des Communications (78e RC) (78 Communications Regiment [78 CR]), raised in Sherbrooke before being deployed. The commander of JTF-E would be responsible for all Canadian military forces on the Continent beyond those directly controlled by First Canadian Army at the Front. Since again, these would mostly be Army and RCAF personnel, the identification flash would be sky blue and red.
Joint Task Force Eastern Atlantic (JTF-EA) (Force Opérationnelle Interarmées d'Atlantique-Est [FOI-AE])
The commander of JTF-EA would also be the flag officer commanding Maritime Forces Eastern Atlantic (MAREASTLANT), which would take control of all Navy forces and supporting RCAF forces employed on the open oceans close to the Continent. The group would be headquartered at RAF Grimsetter, the airport on the island of Mainland northeast of Scapa Flow set up to aid in the defence of the famous anchorage; since the Royal Canadian Navy doesn't have any ships to spare as a floating flagship, the vice admiral in charge of MAREASTLANT would have to work from a shore station. Assigned as communications hub for the group would be 72 Communications Regiment (72 CR) (72e Régiment des Communications [72e RC]), which would be raised at Debert outside Truro in Nova Scotia before being deployed. As this is a RCN/RCAF operation, JTF-EA would wear a patch coloured in dark blue and sky blue.
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With command and control effectively set up and ready to go, it was time to provide the necessary ground forces that could support all three JTFs as well as the fighting troops in First Canadian Army, the airmen of 3 Canadian Air Division and the seamen of the Royal Canadian Navy once on the eastern side of the Atlantic. To that end, a division-sized force composed of five combat support and combat service support brigades was created. Called First Canadian Theatre Support Division (1 CDN TS DIV) (Première Division Soutien de Théâtre du Canada [1re DIV ST CA]), this would take the place of the Corps Support Command concept that had been devised for I Canadian Corps in the CORPS 86 plans that were the last major war game proposals to come out before the end of the Cold War. Commanded by the major general who was in charge of operational support at Canadian Joint Operations Command headquarters in Ottawa, the Theatre Support Division would administer what was a reflection of the former Canadian Operational Support Command's forces back in Canada, though geared in such a way to be mobile, ready to shift to new quarters whenever necessary as the tactical situation at the front changed.
To better delineate the areas of responsibility, the commander of the First Theatre Support Division had full operational control of all units up to at least a hundred kilometres back from the front lines; anywhere beyond that would automatically fall under the control of commander JTF-E. Those units that had to be static due to their nature - for example, the communications forces and all the theatre hospitals assigned as third-level health service care for the Canadian Forces in theatre - would always be under the various JTF commanders.
With that, let's begin...
Division Troops
Quartier-Général de la Première Division Soutien de Théâtre du Canada (QG 1re DIV ST CA) (Headquarters First Canadian Theatre Support Division [HQ 1 CDN TS DIV]) - Montréal
11e Régiment des Transmissions du Canada (11e RTC) (11 Canadian Signal Regiment [11 CSR]) - Montréal
The division headquarters staff would be a mixture of personnel from CJOC headquarters in Ottawa and the headquarters of the Canadian Forces Joint Support Group in Kingston, though they would assemble at the Longue-Pointe Garrison in Montréal before being deployed overseas. Its main support unit would be 11e Régiment des Transmissions du Canada, which would help keep the lines of communication open between First Canadian Army at the front and the elements of CJOC-O in the rear and back in the United Kingdom; the regiment would be raised with the help of 34e Régiment des Transmissions in Montréal.
First to come would be the specialist sappers...
3 Canadian Engineer Brigade (3 CEB)
3 Canadian Engineer Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (3 CEB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 3e Brigade du Génie du Canada [QGET 3e BGC]) - Gagetown
30 Construction Engineer Regiment (30 CON ENG R) (30e Régiment du Génie du Construction [30e RGC]) - Gagetown
31 Construction Engineer Regiment (31 CON ENG R) (31e Régiment du Génie du Construction [31e RGC]) - Chilliwack
32 Construction Engineer Regiment (32 CON ENG R) (32e Régiment du Génie du Construction [32e RGC]) - Kingston
34e Régiment du Génie du Construction (34e RGC) (34 Construction Engineer Regiment [34 CON ENG R]) - Montréal
35 Construction Engineer Regiment (35 CON ENG R) (35e Régiment du Génie du Construction [35e RGC]) - Cold Lake
12 Service Battalion (General Support) (12 GS BN) (12e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [12e BSAG]) - Gagetown
While the combat engineer regiments and engineer support regiments closer to the front would be the domain of the field engineers who would be tasked to destroy as well as create, the construction engineer regiments would be the domain of the people more qualified to build more permanent locations, from construction technicians to drafting/survey technicians, electrical distribution technicians to electrical generating systems technicians, plumbing heating technicians to refrigeration and mechanical systems technicians and water, fuels and environmental technicians. With the mandate to help Allied forces with their own projects when they could be spared to assist, the five construction regiments of 3 CEB would be responsible for everything from airfields to new barrack lines to bridges, tunnels and other transportation infrastructure to effecting permanent repairs on war damage. As for its units:
30 CON ENG R - Organized by the staff of the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering at Gagetown, the regiment would be the first group on the Continent, responsible for constructing the base camps for the Army forces near the Franco-Belgian border. As the war progresses through the Benelux into Germany itself, the regiment would form the core of the field part of 3 CEB, moving to repair the road infrastructure and as many buildings as they could while creating new base camps for the front line troops to fall back onto. They would become the unsung heroes of the liberation of Europe, working to restore what had been wrecked by the Germans when they launched Case Yellow early in 1940.
31 CON ENG R - Raised at the traditional home of CFSME in the old Army base at Chilliwack near Vancouver, this regiment would be responsible for the construction of Camp Maple, the Canadian Army's base camp at the Aldershot Garrison in the northeast part of England's County Hampshire. As they would be reinforced soon by 35 Regiment, 31 Regiment would move on to help expand the various RAF bases in the south of England that would soon play host to the fliers of 3 Canadian Air Division and its considerable number of squadrons, not to mention helping the Royal Navy expand their port facilities in places such as Portsmouth and Plymouth.
32 CON ENG R - Effectively the mobilized 1 Engineer Support Unit, CJOC's resident peacetime construction engineer firm, this regiment would head to Belgium immediately to reinforce 30 Regiment and assist in permanent war repairs.
34e RGC - Mobilized from Québec's three combat engineer regiments with specialist training, this regiment would also form part of 3 CEB's field forces as the Allies pressed on into Germany, effecting permanent war repairs in Belgium as well as helping those German cities which had been damaged in the various battles in late 1940 from the Allied invasion; they would also help in the destruction of the Westwall (AKA the Siegfried Line).
35 CON ENG R - The mobilized version of 4 Construction Engineering Squadron at 4 Wing Cold Lake, this regiment would take over direct airfield construction and repair duties from 31 Regiment once in theatre. The regiment would also send squadrons to the Continent to help in airfield construction and repair there.
With the sappers now in play, what about the jimmies...?
7 Canadian Communications Brigade (7 CCB)
7 Canadian Communications Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (7 CCB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 7e Brigade des Communications du Canada [QGET 7e BCC]) - Kingston
70 Communications Workshop Regiment (70 CWR) (70e Régiment d'Atelier des Communications [70e RAC]) - Waterloo
71e Régiment des Communications de la Garnison (71e RTG) (71 Garrison Communications Regiment [71 GCR]) - Montréal
74 Communications Research Regiment (74 CRR) (74e Régiment des Chercheurs en Communications [74e RCC]) - Red Deer
76 Communications Regiment (76 CR) (76e Régiment des Communications [76e RC]) - Ottawa
77 Line Regiment (77 LR) (77e Régiment des Lignes [77e RL]) - Kingston
14 Service Battalion (General Support) (14 GS BN) (14e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [14e BSAG]) - Kingston
This brigade is the effectively mobilized 7 Communications Group, which is all that remains of what was once Canadian Forces Communications Command, the tri-service telecommunications agency during the latter decades of the Cold War. With two regiments already in existence at the time of the Shift (76 and 77 Regiments), the brigade would become the third-line telecommunications support hub for the Canadian Forces overseas, even the Army signal regiments and squadrons up at the front with the fighting troops.
Atop the communications regiments which serve as the headquarters signal units for various parts of CJOC-O, there is:
70 CWR - The in-theatre telecommunications maintenance facility for all the Canadian Forces in Europe. Raised with the help of the headquarters of Research In Motion/Blackberry in Waterloo and other telecommunications facilities across Canada, the regiment would be responsible also for upgrading down-time equipment used by the Allies to help them better avoid attempts by the enemy in eavesdropping on their conversations.
71e RTG - The regiment responsible for all inter-base communications needs as well as supporting all communications to and from Canada via satellite and undersea cable. They would also help the Canadians interface with local allied communications networks.
74 CRR - The home of the communications research operators overseas, this regiment would be permanently based alongside the British Government Code and Cypher School in Bletchley Park sixty kilometres northwest of London. Serving as the intermediary link between the Allied signal intelligence organizations and the Communications Security Establishment in Leitrim outside Ottawa, the regiment would have the secret tasking of eavesdropping on all Soviet NKVD and GRU communications.
76 CR - One of the two regiments of the brigade which existed before the Shift, this regiment would be responsible for all cryptographic operations and maintenance. While the main regiment would remain in Canada, two squadrons would be deployed overseas to support all the brigade's cryptographic needs. 76 CR(-) would be co-located with 74 CRR at Bletchley Park.
77 LR - The other regiment that existed at the time of the Shift, this unit would be responsible for all physical line communications maintenance throughout CJOC-O's area of operations. Again with the main regiment in Canada, two squadrons would be deployed overseas, co-located with 71e RTG at Camp Maple, ready to be deployed across the Continent whenever needed.
There are two rules in war: Rule One is "People die". To prevent that despite what Rule Two ("Doctors can't change Rule One") says, the Canadian Forces sent the following...
6 Canadian Health Services Brigade (6 CHSB)
6 Canadian Health Services Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (6 CHSB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 6e Brigade des Services de Santé du Canada [QGET 6e BSSC]) - Borden
1 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital (1 CFTH) (1re Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes [1re HTFC]) - Borden (London UK)
2e Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes (2e HTFC) (2 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital [2 CFTH]) - Ottawa (Villeneuve-Saint-Georges FR)
3 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital (3 CFTH) (3e Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes [3e HTFC]) - Halifax (HMNB Portsmouth/HMS Excellent UK)
4 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital (4 CFTH) (4e Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes [4e HTFC]) - Vancouver (RAF Grimsetter UK)
60 Theatre Health Services Regiment (60 THSR) (60e Régiment des Services de Santé de Théâtre [60e RSST]) - Edmonton
61e Régiment des Services de Santé de Théâtre (60e RSST) (61 Theatre Health Services Regiment [61 THSR]) - Montréal
62 Theatre Health Services Regiment (62 THSR) (62e Régiment des Services de Santé de Théâtre [62e RSST]) - Toronto
17 Service Battalion (General Support) (17 GS BN) (17e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [17e BSAG]) - Borden
The main third-line health support facility for the Canadian Forces overseas, the brigade would be responsible for four long-term care facilities in Britain and France that would handle those casualties who didn't need to be transported back to Canada for comprehensive care, plus have three travelling field regiments that would act as the "hearts and minds" group which would support civilian health services recovery in the war zone. This would be especially true in the occupied areas of Germany once the Allies crossed the border; what better way to win people from supporting the Nazis by showing how much the Canadians weren't monsters?
Now, the real work of the division has to be done...
4 Canadian Logistics Brigade (4 CLOGB)
Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 4e Brigade des Logistiques du Canada (QGET 4e BLC) (4 Canadian Logistics Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron [4 CLOGB HQ & SIGS]) - Montréal
40 Theatre Postal Battalion (40 TPB) (40e Bataillon des Postes de Théâtre [40e BPT]) - Trenton
41e Bataillon d'Administration de Théâtre (41e BADMT) (41 Theatre Administration Battalion [41 TAB]) - Ottawa
42 Theatre Ammunition Support Battalion (42 TASB) (42e Bataillon de Soutien des Munitions de Théâtre [42e BSMT]) - Dundurn
43 Theatre Transport Battalion (43 TTB) (43e Bataillon de Transport de Théâtre [43e BTT]) - Winnipeg
44e Bataillon de Transport de Théâtre (44e BTT) (44 Theatre Transport Battalion [44 TTB]) - Moncton
45e Bataillon d'Approvisionnement de Théâtre (45e BAT) (45 Theatre Supply Battalion [45 TSB]) - Montréal
46 Theatre Supply Battalion (46 TSB) (46e Bataillon d'Approvisionnement de Théâtre [46e BAT]) - Edmonton
47 Theatre Traffic Movement Control Battalion (47 TTMCB) (47e Bataillon de Contrôle de la Circulation de Théâtre [47e BCCT]) - Trenton
48e Bataillon de Contrôle de la Circulation de Théâtre (48e BCCT) (48 Theatre Traffic Movement Control Battalion [48 TTMCB]) - Montréal
15e Bataillon des Services (Appui Général) (15e BSAG) (15 Service Battalion [General Support] [15 GS BN]) - Montréal
The main force of the Royal Canadian Logistics Service overseas, 4 CLOGB would be responsible for supporting everything from postal services to personnel/financial administration to ammunition to ground transportation and supply, working in coordination with 38 Wing of 3 Canadian Air Division whenever something has to be shipped by air pronto, especially if it has to go to or come from Canada. To make it all work, the following units were created...
40 TPB - The overseas branch of the Canadian Forces Postal Unit in Trenton, this battalion would be responsible for all "snail mail" postal operations in theatre.
41e BADMT - The main home of the human resource administrators and financial service administrators in theatre, responsible for all personnel records, financial services and all third-level clerical needs for CJOC-O.
42 TASB - The ammunition technicians' haven, this is the unit responsible for all munitions requisition and supply in theatre.
43 TTB - The main ground transport unit in the United Kingdom.
44e BTT - The main ground transport unit on the Continent.
45e BAT - The main quartermaster stores facility on the Continent.
46 TSB - The main quartermaster stores facility in the United Kingdom.
47 TTMCB - The main port control and airfield transport traffic control facility in the United Kingdom, split between RAF Woodvale north of Liverpool and the Mersey Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (the future HMS Eaglet) in Liverpool itself.
48e BCCT - The main port control and airfield transport traffic control facility on the Continent, split between the French Navy base at Cherbourg and la Base Aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne airfield 130 kilometres northeast of Paris.
Finally, to help with equipment maintenance...
5 Canadian Workshop Engineering Brigade (5 CWEB)
Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 5e Brigade du Génie d'Ateliers du Canada (QGET 5e BGAC) (5 Canadian Workshop Engineering Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron [5 CWEB HQ & SIGS]) - Montréal
50 Materials Workshop Depot (50 MWD) (50e Dépôt d'Ateliers des Matériaux [50e DAM]) - Borden
51 Vehicle Workshop Depot (51 VWD) (51e Dépôt d'Ateliers de Véhicule [51e DAV]) - Oshawa
52e Dépôt d'Ateliers d'Armement (Terre) (52e DAAT) (52 Land Weapons Workshop Depot [52 LWWD]) - Montréal
53e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Électronique et Optronique (Terre) (53e DAÉOT) (53 Land Electronic and Optronic Workshop Depot [53 LEOWD]) - Montréal
54 Aircraft Structures Workshop Depot (54 ASTRWD) (54e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Structures d'Aéroneufs [54e DASTRA]) - Borden
55 Aviation Systems Workshop Depot (55 AVNSWD) (55e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Systèmes Aéronautiques [55e DASAVN]) - Cold Lake
56e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Systèmes Avioniques (56e DASAVS) (56 Avionics Systems Workshop Depot [56 AVSWD]) - Bagotville
57 Air Weapons Systems Workshop Depot (57 AWSWD) (57e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Systèmes d'Armement [Aérien] [57e DASAA]) - Cold Lake
16e Bataillon des Services (Appui Général) (16e BSAG) (16 Service Battalion [General Support] [16 GS BN]) - Montréal
This brigade would be a combining of the maintenance forces of the Royal Canadian Air Force with that of the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, handling everything from basic materials import, construction and modification to vehicle, weapons and electronic equipment maintenance to all four Air Force basic maintenance groups (structures, aviation systems, avionics systems and air weapons systems). Each depot regiment would be split into three working squadrons, one base squadron where the regiment would be effectively headquartered in the field and two deployable workshop squadrons that could combine with like squadrons in other depot regiments to form "workshop engineering wings" wherever needed. As for the units themselves...
50 MWD - Responsible for the import, construction, modification and repair of all materials needed to prosecute operations. This would be the haven of material technicians of the RCEME. This regiment would be raised at the RCEME School in Borden.
51 VWD - The vehicle technicians' haven in theatre. Raised in Oshawa from staff from General Motors with drafts from other automotive companies.
52e DAAT - The home of the land weapons technicians, this is one of the two units effectively raised by 202 Workshop Depot in Montréal. They would be responsible for all land weapon systems, from a person's rifle and pistol all the way to main battle tank guns and artillery pieces.
53e DAÉOT - The other unit that had been created from 202 WD, this regiment is responsible for all Army electronics, radars, targeting devices of all sorts and observation/navigation systems.
54 ASTRWD - The third-line aircraft structures maintenance workshop, responsible for aviation life support equipment, aircraft structures and related components.
55 AVNSWD - The third-line aviation systems maintenance workshop, responsible for aircraft propulsion, airframe and basic electrical systems, plus their related components.
56e DASAVS - The third-line avionics systems maintenance workshop, responsible for aircraft avionics systems such as communications, intercom, search radars, fire control radars, acoustic sensing gear, infra-red radar, electronic warfare, navigation, compass and flight control systems.
57 AWSWD - The third-line air weapons systems maintenance workshop, responsible for aircraft air weapons systems, plus they would team up with 42 Theatre Ammunition Support Battalion to perform explosives storage and handling as well as providing Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces for use in theatre.
Of course, as a way of fostering good relations with the Allies, all elements of the First Theatre Support Division are prepared to assist with the needs of those allied forces close to them whenever needed if their own duties to the Canadian troops in the field don't get in the way. Within reason, of course.
Next: Finally, we get to the second of Canada's "divisions in name only" with 8th Canadian Division (Airmobile), the Yogi Bears!
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Post by lordroel on May 4, 2019 8:14:08 GMT
And here is the second part of the introduction of First Canadian Army...
As stated in the first part, as soon as the full scale of what had to be done to support a planned six-division field army in 1940 Europe sank into the minds of the people of National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, the concept of "lean and mean" that had governed how the wartime divisions and their supervisory corps would be structured had to be effectively thrown out the window.
Well, not all the way out, of course.
Given the sheer scale of the changes when it comes to strategic defence policy since the first time the Dominion went through the Fifth Great European Free-For-All, the actual methods of how such support forces would be structured would be vastly different and far more efficient.
Under Operation VIMY - the overall code-name given to military operations in Europe - the headquarters of Canadian Joint Operations Command set up an overseas branch of their organization in London, based at the Regent's Park Barracks, then-home station of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (The Blues), about three kilometres north-northwest of Whitehall. Once there, the deputy commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command Overseas organized three joint task forces which would cover the three main operational sectors envisioned for the Canadian military as a whole on and near the Continent. The areas specifically covered would be as follows:
1) The United Kingdom itself;
2) The Continent (France and the Benelux); and
3) The eastern side of the North Atlantic Ocean from 30° west of Greenwich (the limit of what the Royal Navy termed the "Western Approaches" to the British Isles).
To coordinate all Canadian military operations in each sector, the following Joint Task Forces were created, each given a division-like identification patch to be worn with the CADPATs and the Naval Combat Dress uniform:
Joint Task Force United Kingdom (JTF-UK) (Force Opérationnelle Interarmées Royaume-Uni [FOI-RU])
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The commander of JTF-UK would also be the commander of 3 Canadian Air Division, headquartered at RAF Croughton at the southern end of Northamptonshire about 70 kilometres northwest of London. Assigned to support JTF-UK with communications needs would be 73 Communications Regiment (73 CR) (73e Régiment des Communications [73e RC]), which would be raised in Winnipeg before being deployed. The commander of JTF-UK would be responsible for all Canadian military forces in the United Kingdom, which would be mostly Army and RCAF personnel, hence the use of red and sky blue in the identification flash.
Joint Task Force Europe (JTF-E) (Force Opérationnelle Interarmées en Europe [FOI-E])
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The commander of JTF-E would also be the commander of III Canadian Corps, which would take control of all Army forces not assigned to the fighting divisions once on the Continent. The group would be headquartered at the French Army fort at Villeneuve-Saint-Georges about 15.5 kilometres from the heart of Paris on the north bank of the Seine; this is the place of instruction for members of the famous Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris, the City of Light's bravest. Also assigned to JTF-E as its main communications hub would be 78e Régiment des Communications (78e RC) (78 Communications Regiment [78 CR]), raised in Sherbrooke before being deployed. The commander of JTF-E would be responsible for all Canadian military forces on the Continent beyond those directly controlled by First Canadian Army at the Front. Since again, these would mostly be Army and RCAF personnel, the identification flash would be sky blue and red.
Joint Task Force Eastern Atlantic (JTF-EA) (Force Opérationnelle Interarmées d'Atlantique-Est [FOI-AE])
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The commander of JTF-EA would also be the flag officer commanding Maritime Forces Eastern Atlantic (MAREASTLANT), which would take control of all Navy forces and supporting RCAF forces employed on the open oceans close to the Continent. The group would be headquartered at RAF Grimsetter, the airport on the island of Mainland northeast of Scapa Flow set up to aid in the defence of the famous anchorage; since the Royal Canadian Navy doesn't have any ships to spare as a floating flagship, the vice admiral in charge of MAREASTLANT would have to work from a shore station. Assigned as communications hub for the group would be 72 Communications Regiment (72 CR) (72e Régiment des Communications [72e RC]), which would be raised at Debert outside Truro in Nova Scotia before being deployed. As this is a RCN/RCAF operation, JTF-EA would wear a patch coloured in dark blue and sky blue.
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With command and control effectively set up and ready to go, it was time to provide the necessary ground forces that could support all three JTFs as well as the fighting troops in First Canadian Army, the airmen of 3 Canadian Air Division and the seamen of the Royal Canadian Navy once on the eastern side of the Atlantic. To that end, a division-sized force composed of five combat support and combat service support brigades was created. Called First Canadian Theatre Support Division (1 CDN TS DIV) (Première Division Soutien de Théâtre du Canada [1re DIV ST CA]), this would take the place of the Corps Support Command concept that had been devised for I Canadian Corps in the CORPS 86 plans that were the last major war game proposals to come out before the end of the Cold War. Commanded by the major general who was in charge of operational support at Canadian Joint Operations Command headquarters in Ottawa, the Theatre Support Division would administer what was a reflection of the former Canadian Operational Support Command's forces back in Canada, though geared in such a way to be mobile, ready to shift to new quarters whenever necessary as the tactical situation at the front changed.
To better delineate the areas of responsibility, the commander of the First Theatre Support Division had full operational control of all units up to at least a hundred kilometres back from the front lines; anywhere beyond that would automatically fall under the control of commander JTF-E. Those units that had to be static due to their nature - for example, the communications forces and all the theatre hospitals assigned as third-level health service care for the Canadian Forces in theatre - would always be under the various JTF commanders.
With that, let's begin...
Division Troops
Quartier-Général de la Première Division Soutien de Théâtre du Canada (QG 1re DIV ST CA) (Headquarters First Canadian Theatre Support Division [HQ 1 CDN TS DIV]) - Montréal
11e Régiment des Transmissions du Canada (11e RTC) (11 Canadian Signal Regiment [11 CSR]) - Montréal
The division headquarters staff would be a mixture of personnel from CJOC headquarters in Ottawa and the headquarters of the Canadian Forces Joint Support Group in Kingston, though they would assemble at the Longue-Pointe Garrison in Montréal before being deployed overseas. Its main support unit would be 11e Régiment des Transmissions du Canada, which would help keep the lines of communication open between First Canadian Army at the front and the elements of CJOC-O in the rear and back in the United Kingdom; the regiment would be raised with the help of 34e Régiment des Transmissions in Montréal.
First to come would be the specialist sappers...
3 Canadian Engineer Brigade (3 CEB)
3 Canadian Engineer Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (3 CEB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 3e Brigade du Génie du Canada [QGET 3e BGC]) - Gagetown
30 Construction Engineer Regiment (30 CON ENG R) (30e Régiment du Génie du Construction [30e RGC]) - Gagetown
31 Construction Engineer Regiment (31 CON ENG R) (31e Régiment du Génie du Construction [31e RGC]) - Chilliwack
32 Construction Engineer Regiment (32 CON ENG R) (32e Régiment du Génie du Construction [32e RGC]) - Kingston
34e Régiment du Génie du Construction (34e RGC) (34 Construction Engineer Regiment [34 CON ENG R]) - Montréal
35 Construction Engineer Regiment (35 CON ENG R) (35e Régiment du Génie du Construction [35e RGC]) - Cold Lake
12 Service Battalion (General Support) (12 GS BN) (12e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [12e BSAG]) - Gagetown
While the combat engineer regiments and engineer support regiments closer to the front would be the domain of the field engineers who would be tasked to destroy as well as create, the construction engineer regiments would be the domain of the people more qualified to build more permanent locations, from construction technicians to drafting/survey technicians, electrical distribution technicians to electrical generating systems technicians, plumbing heating technicians to refrigeration and mechanical systems technicians and water, fuels and environmental technicians. With the mandate to help Allied forces with their own projects when they could be spared to assist, the five construction regiments of 3 CEB would be responsible for everything from airfields to new barrack lines to bridges, tunnels and other transportation infrastructure to effecting permanent repairs on war damage. As for its units:
30 CON ENG R - Organized by the staff of the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering at Gagetown, the regiment would be the first group on the Continent, responsible for constructing the base camps for the Army forces near the Franco-Belgian border. As the war progresses through the Benelux into Germany itself, the regiment would form the core of the field part of 3 CEB, moving to repair the road infrastructure and as many buildings as they could while creating new base camps for the front line troops to fall back onto. They would become the unsung heroes of the liberation of Europe, working to restore what had been wrecked by the Germans when they launched Case Yellow early in 1940.
31 CON ENG R - Raised at the traditional home of CFSME in the old Army base at Chilliwack near Vancouver, this regiment would be responsible for the construction of Camp Maple, the Canadian Army's base camp at the Aldershot Garrison in the northeast part of England's County Hampshire. As they would be reinforced soon by 35 Regiment, 31 Regiment would move on to help expand the various RAF bases in the south of England that would soon play host to the fliers of 3 Canadian Air Division and its considerable number of squadrons, not to mention helping the Royal Navy expand their port facilities in places such as Portsmouth and Plymouth.
32 CON ENG R - Effectively the mobilized 1 Engineer Support Unit, CJOC's resident peacetime construction engineer firm, this regiment would head to Belgium immediately to reinforce 30 Regiment and assist in permanent war repairs.
34e RGC - Mobilized from Québec's three combat engineer regiments with specialist training, this regiment would also form part of 3 CEB's field forces as the Allies pressed on into Germany, effecting permanent war repairs in Belgium as well as helping those German cities which had been damaged in the various battles in late 1940 from the Allied invasion; they would also help in the destruction of the Westwall (AKA the Siegfried Line).
35 CON ENG R - The mobilized version of 4 Construction Engineering Squadron at 4 Wing Cold Lake, this regiment would take over direct airfield construction and repair duties from 31 Regiment once in theatre. The regiment would also send squadrons to the Continent to help in airfield construction and repair there.
With the sappers now in play, what about the jimmies...?
7 Canadian Communications Brigade (7 CCB)
7 Canadian Communications Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (7 CCB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 7e Brigade des Communications du Canada [QGET 7e BCC]) - Kingston
70 Communications Workshop Regiment (70 CWR) (70e Régiment d'Atelier des Communications [70e RAC]) - Waterloo
71e Régiment des Communications de la Garnison (71e RTG) (71 Garrison Communications Regiment [71 GCR]) - Montréal
74 Communications Research Regiment (74 CRR) (74e Régiment des Chercheurs en Communications [74e RCC]) - Red Deer
76 Communications Regiment (76 CR) (76e Régiment des Communications [76e RC]) - Ottawa
77 Line Regiment (77 LR) (77e Régiment des Lignes [77e RL]) - Kingston
14 Service Battalion (General Support) (14 GS BN) (14e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [14e BSAG]) - Kingston
This brigade is the effectively mobilized 7 Communications Group, which is all that remains of what was once Canadian Forces Communications Command, the tri-service telecommunications agency during the latter decades of the Cold War. With two regiments already in existence at the time of the Shift (76 and 77 Regiments), the brigade would become the third-line telecommunications support hub for the Canadian Forces overseas, even the Army signal regiments and squadrons up at the front with the fighting troops.
Atop the communications regiments which serve as the headquarters signal units for various parts of CJOC-O, there is:
70 CWR - The in-theatre telecommunications maintenance facility for all the Canadian Forces in Europe. Raised with the help of the headquarters of Research In Motion/Blackberry in Waterloo and other telecommunications facilities across Canada, the regiment would be responsible also for upgrading down-time equipment used by the Allies to help them better avoid attempts by the enemy in eavesdropping on their conversations.
71e RTG - The regiment responsible for all inter-base communications needs as well as supporting all communications to and from Canada via satellite and undersea cable. They would also help the Canadians interface with local allied communications networks.
74 CRR - The home of the communications research operators overseas, this regiment would be permanently based alongside the British Government Code and Cypher School in Bletchley Park sixty kilometres northwest of London. Serving as the intermediary link between the Allied signal intelligence organizations and the Communications Security Establishment in Leitrim outside Ottawa, the regiment would have the secret tasking of eavesdropping on all Soviet NKVD and GRU communications.
76 CR - One of the two regiments of the brigade which existed before the Shift, this regiment would be responsible for all cryptographic operations and maintenance. While the main regiment would remain in Canada, two squadrons would be deployed overseas to support all the brigade's cryptographic needs. 76 CR(-) would be co-located with 74 CRR at Bletchley Park.
77 LR - The other regiment that existed at the time of the Shift, this unit would be responsible for all physical line communications maintenance throughout CJOC-O's area of operations. Again with the main regiment in Canada, two squadrons would be deployed overseas, co-located with 71e RTG at Camp Maple, ready to be deployed across the Continent whenever needed.
There are two rules in war: Rule One is "People die". To prevent that despite what Rule Two ("Doctors can't change Rule One") says, the Canadian Forces sent the following...
6 Canadian Health Services Brigade (6 CHSB)
6 Canadian Health Services Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (6 CHSB HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 6e Brigade des Services de Santé du Canada [QGET 6e BSSC]) - Borden
1 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital (1 CFTH) (1re Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes [1re HTFC]) - Borden (London UK)
2e Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes (2e HTFC) (2 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital [2 CFTH]) - Ottawa (Villeneuve-Saint-Georges FR)
3 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital (3 CFTH) (3e Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes [3e HTFC]) - Halifax (HMNB Portsmouth/HMS Excellent UK)
4 Canadian Forces Theatre Hospital (4 CFTH) (4e Hôpital de Théâtre des Forces Canadiennes [4e HTFC]) - Vancouver (RAF Grimsetter UK)
60 Theatre Health Services Regiment (60 THSR) (60e Régiment des Services de Santé de Théâtre [60e RSST]) - Edmonton
61e Régiment des Services de Santé de Théâtre (60e RSST) (61 Theatre Health Services Regiment [61 THSR]) - Montréal
62 Theatre Health Services Regiment (62 THSR) (62e Régiment des Services de Santé de Théâtre [62e RSST]) - Toronto
17 Service Battalion (General Support) (17 GS BN) (17e Bataillon des Services [Appui Général] [17e BSAG]) - Borden
The main third-line health support facility for the Canadian Forces overseas, the brigade would be responsible for four long-term care facilities in Britain and France that would handle those casualties who didn't need to be transported back to Canada for comprehensive care, plus have three travelling field regiments that would act as the "hearts and minds" group which would support civilian health services recovery in the war zone. This would be especially true in the occupied areas of Germany once the Allies crossed the border; what better way to win people from supporting the Nazis by showing how much the Canadians weren't monsters?
Now, the real work of the division has to be done...
4 Canadian Logistics Brigade (4 CLOGB)
Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 4e Brigade des Logistiques du Canada (QGET 4e BLC) (4 Canadian Logistics Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron [4 CLOGB HQ & SIGS]) - Montréal
40 Theatre Postal Battalion (40 TPB) (40e Bataillon des Postes de Théâtre [40e BPT]) - Trenton
41e Bataillon d'Administration de Théâtre (41e BADMT) (41 Theatre Administration Battalion [41 TAB]) - Ottawa
42 Theatre Ammunition Support Battalion (42 TASB) (42e Bataillon de Soutien des Munitions de Théâtre [42e BSMT]) - Dundurn
43 Theatre Transport Battalion (43 TTB) (43e Bataillon de Transport de Théâtre [43e BTT]) - Winnipeg
44e Bataillon de Transport de Théâtre (44e BTT) (44 Theatre Transport Battalion [44 TTB]) - Moncton
45e Bataillon d'Approvisionnement de Théâtre (45e BAT) (45 Theatre Supply Battalion [45 TSB]) - Montréal
46 Theatre Supply Battalion (46 TSB) (46e Bataillon d'Approvisionnement de Théâtre [46e BAT]) - Edmonton
47 Theatre Traffic Movement Control Battalion (47 TTMCB) (47e Bataillon de Contrôle de la Circulation de Théâtre [47e BCCT]) - Trenton
48e Bataillon de Contrôle de la Circulation de Théâtre (48e BCCT) (48 Theatre Traffic Movement Control Battalion [48 TTMCB]) - Montréal
15e Bataillon des Services (Appui Général) (15e BSAG) (15 Service Battalion [General Support] [15 GS BN]) - Montréal
The main force of the Royal Canadian Logistics Service overseas, 4 CLOGB would be responsible for supporting everything from postal services to personnel/financial administration to ammunition to ground transportation and supply, working in coordination with 38 Wing of 3 Canadian Air Division whenever something has to be shipped by air pronto, especially if it has to go to or come from Canada. To make it all work, the following units were created...
40 TPB - The overseas branch of the Canadian Forces Postal Unit in Trenton, this battalion would be responsible for all "snail mail" postal operations in theatre.
41e BADMT - The main home of the human resource administrators and financial service administrators in theatre, responsible for all personnel records, financial services and all third-level clerical needs for CJOC-O.
42 TASB - The ammunition technicians' haven, this is the unit responsible for all munitions requisition and supply in theatre.
43 TTB - The main ground transport unit in the United Kingdom.
44e BTT - The main ground transport unit on the Continent.
45e BAT - The main quartermaster stores facility on the Continent.
46 TSB - The main quartermaster stores facility in the United Kingdom.
47 TTMCB - The main port control and airfield transport traffic control facility in the United Kingdom, split between RAF Woodvale north of Liverpool and the Mersey Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (the future HMS Eaglet) in Liverpool itself.
48e BCCT - The main port control and airfield transport traffic control facility on the Continent, split between the French Navy base at Cherbourg and la Base Aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne airfield 130 kilometres northeast of Paris.
Finally, to help with equipment maintenance...
5 Canadian Workshop Engineering Brigade (5 CWEB)
Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 5e Brigade du Génie d'Ateliers du Canada (QGET 5e BGAC) (5 Canadian Workshop Engineering Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron [5 CWEB HQ & SIGS]) - Montréal
50 Materials Workshop Depot (50 MWD) (50e Dépôt d'Ateliers des Matériaux [50e DAM]) - Borden
51 Vehicle Workshop Depot (51 VWD) (51e Dépôt d'Ateliers de Véhicule [51e DAV]) - Oshawa
52e Dépôt d'Ateliers d'Armement (Terre) (52e DAAT) (52 Land Weapons Workshop Depot [52 LWWD]) - Montréal
53e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Électronique et Optronique (Terre) (53e DAÉOT) (53 Land Electronic and Optronic Workshop Depot [53 LEOWD]) - Montréal
54 Aircraft Structures Workshop Depot (54 ASTRWD) (54e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Structures d'Aéroneufs [54e DASTRA]) - Borden
55 Aviation Systems Workshop Depot (55 AVNSWD) (55e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Systèmes Aéronautiques [55e DASAVN]) - Cold Lake
56e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Systèmes Avioniques (56e DASAVS) (56 Avionics Systems Workshop Depot [56 AVSWD]) - Bagotville
57 Air Weapons Systems Workshop Depot (57 AWSWD) (57e Dépôt d'Ateliers en Systèmes d'Armement [Aérien] [57e DASAA]) - Cold Lake
16e Bataillon des Services (Appui Général) (16e BSAG) (16 Service Battalion [General Support] [16 GS BN]) - Montréal
This brigade would be a combining of the maintenance forces of the Royal Canadian Air Force with that of the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, handling everything from basic materials import, construction and modification to vehicle, weapons and electronic equipment maintenance to all four Air Force basic maintenance groups (structures, aviation systems, avionics systems and air weapons systems). Each depot regiment would be split into three working squadrons, one base squadron where the regiment would be effectively headquartered in the field and two deployable workshop squadrons that could combine with like squadrons in other depot regiments to form "workshop engineering wings" wherever needed. As for the units themselves...
50 MWD - Responsible for the import, construction, modification and repair of all materials needed to prosecute operations. This would be the haven of material technicians of the RCEME. This regiment would be raised at the RCEME School in Borden.
51 VWD - The vehicle technicians' haven in theatre. Raised in Oshawa from staff from General Motors with drafts from other automotive companies.
52e DAAT - The home of the land weapons technicians, this is one of the two units effectively raised by 202 Workshop Depot in Montréal. They would be responsible for all land weapon systems, from a person's rifle and pistol all the way to main battle tank guns and artillery pieces.
53e DAÉOT - The other unit that had been created from 202 WD, this regiment is responsible for all Army electronics, radars, targeting devices of all sorts and observation/navigation systems.
54 ASTRWD - The third-line aircraft structures maintenance workshop, responsible for aviation life support equipment, aircraft structures and related components.
55 AVNSWD - The third-line aviation systems maintenance workshop, responsible for aircraft propulsion, airframe and basic electrical systems, plus their related components.
56e DASAVS - The third-line avionics systems maintenance workshop, responsible for aircraft avionics systems such as communications, intercom, search radars, fire control radars, acoustic sensing gear, infra-red radar, electronic warfare, navigation, compass and flight control systems.
57 AWSWD - The third-line air weapons systems maintenance workshop, responsible for aircraft air weapons systems, plus they would team up with 42 Theatre Ammunition Support Battalion to perform explosives storage and handling as well as providing Explosive Ordnance Disposal forces for use in theatre.
Of course, as a way of fostering good relations with the Allies, all elements of the First Theatre Support Division are prepared to assist with the needs of those allied forces close to them whenever needed if their own duties to the Canadian troops in the field don't get in the way. Within reason, of course.
Next: Finally, we get to the second of Canada's "divisions in name only" with 8th Canadian Division (Airmobile), the Yogi Bears! And another good Orbat pyeknu, keep up the work. |
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Post by pyeknu on May 5, 2019 23:28:23 GMT
And now comes the second "division in name only"...the Huitième Division du Canada (Aéromobile)/Eighth Canadian Division (Airmobile), the Yogi Bears!
Of course, fans of the Bronx Bombers in Canada were happy to have one of the country's fighting divisions get a nickname based somewhat on ...
...until they realized they were a little too EARLY to actually honour the Zen Master of Yankee Stadium. After a quick check of whatever elements of Wikipedia had survived the Shift, it was discovered that a Mr. Lawrence Berra was only FIFTEEN years old at the time the new incarnation of the 6th Canadian Division was mobilized at Ville de Québec, then living with his family in Saint Louis even if he was dabbing into playing baseball. Fortunately for him, the intercession of the Canadians from decades in the future would see him drafted into the New York Yankees a lot sooner than IOTL.
But we digress here...
Nicknames for the new divisions being formed came about because of the decision to use single-colour formation patches in lieu of the IOTL dual colour flashes that had been employed by Canada's home defence divisions. With the Sixth Division, they got the nickname "Purple People Eaters" because of their bright purple flash. The tea green of the Seventh Division earned Canada's first airmobile infantry division the nickname "Tea Party Division", which turned out to be a backhanded slap at the ultraconservative movements rising in provinces like Ontario even after the Shift; "We left all the crap with Twumpy and his idiots in the old world!" was a complaint that appeared on Twitter after the election that saw Doug Ford become the new premier of Canada's most populous province.
As for the Eighth Division, which would be Canada's second fully bilingual division (after the Second Division), the original patch combined the green of the Fourth Division and the maroon of the Fifth Division like this...
When the colours were combined, they produced a very nice brown shade, which immediately made some wits think of the fur of grizzly bears. Once the Yankee fans got involved, the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yogi Bear was noted, hence the division's nickname "Yogi Bears"; it was said that they would be "smarter than the average grizzlies" when it came time for the division to hit the field and face the Nazis.
Since by this time, very bloody encounters with Waffen SS units by elements of First Canadian Army had gone down already - the German paramilitary troops soon got the nickname "Death Eaters" from the Harry Potter novel series - and Seventh Division's 20 Canadian Brigade Group (Light)'s ugly baptism of fire at Emst on 29 October 1940 was in the minds of all the leaders of the new division as they prepared to head overseas.
The new division would be formed of brand-new units that were named after regiments that hadn't been on the order of battle for decades in many cases, hailing from Saskatchewan to Ontario to Québec and into New Brunswick as well. Headquarters was placed in Ville de Québec to allow some distance between the Eighth Division and the Second Division (Rear) in Montréal.
You all know the drill...
Division Troops
Quartier-Général de la 8e Division du Canada (QG 8e DIV C) (8th Canadian Division Headquarters [8 CDN DIV HQ]) - Ville de Québec
51e Régiment d'Artillerie (Appui Général), ARC (51e REGT AG) (51st Artillery Regiment [General Support], RCA [51 GS REGT]) - Montréal
8e Régiment d'Appui du Génie (8e RAG) (8 Engineer Support Regiment [8 ESR]) - Ville de Québec
Régiment des Transmissions de la 8e Division du Canada (RT 8e DIV C) (8th Canadian Division Signal Regiment [8 CDSR]) - Ville de Québec
Groupe de Soutien Opérationnel Interarmées de la 8e Division du Canada (GSOI 8e DIV C) (8th Canadian Division Joint Operations Support Group [8 CDJOSG]) - Ville de Québec
Compagnie du Renseignement de la 8e Division du Canada (CIE RENS 8e DIV C) (8th Canadian Division Intelligence Company) - Ville de Québec
The division troops would be formed as a mirror of Second Division's headquarters forces with the assistance of the rear staff of the counterpart units to what would be used to help direct Eighth Division in the field. The 51e Régiment d'Artillerie would revive the name of a short-lived medium anti-aircraft regiment formed after the Second World War IOTL, lasting until 1959; the new regiment would be formed from drafts trained by the rear party of the 46e Régiment d'Artillerie in Drummondville. The 8e Régiment d'Appui revised the name of the old 8th Field Engineer Regiment, formed after World War Two IOTL in Alberta and lasting only until 1954. The 8e Régiment des Transmissions would be established from drafts drawn from both 34e Régiment des Transmissions in Montréal and 35e Régiment des Transmissions in Sherbrooke. The 8e Groupe de Soutien would be formed from drafts from the Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group as well as the two reserve service battalions in Québec. And the 8e Compagnie du Renseignement would be mobilized from the 4e Compagnie du Renseignement in Montréal and Ville de Québec.
8 Canadian Division Health Services Regiment
Quartier Général de Régiment de Services de Santé de la 8e Division du Canada (QG RSS 8e DIV C) (8 Canadian Division Health Services Regiment Headquarters [8 CD HSVC REGT HQ]) - Ville de Québec
26e Ambulance de Campagne (26e AMB C) (26 Field Ambulance [26 FD AMB]) - Ville de Québec
27 Field Ambulance (27 FD AMB) (27e Ambulance de Campagne [27e AMB C]) - London
28 Field Ambulance (28 FD AMB) (28e Ambulance de Campagne [28e AMB C]) - Peterborough
29e Ambulance de Campagne (29e AMB C) (29 Field Ambulance [29 FD AMB]) - Ville de Québec
30 Field Ambulance (30 FD AMB) (30e Ambulance de Campagne [30 FD AMB]) - Moose Jaw
10e Hôpital de Campagne du Canada (10e HCC) (10 Canadian Field Hospital [10 CFH]) - Ville de Québec
The health service forces for the division would be formed from volunteers drafted from 16 Field Ambulance (Regina), 23 Field Ambulance (London), 25 Field Ambulance (Toronto), 28 Field Ambulance (Ottawa), 51e Ambulance de Campagne (Montréal), 52e Ambulance de Campagne (Sherbrooke) and 55e Ambulance de Campagne (Ville de Québec), plus 31 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Borden), 33 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Kingston), 32 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Toronto), 41e Centre des Services de Santé des Forces Canadiennes (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu) and
23 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Winnipeg and Moose Jaw).
8 Canadian Division Military Police Company
Quartier Général de la Compagnie de Police Militaire de la 8e Division du Canada (QG CPM 8e DIV C) (8 Canadian Division Military Police Company Headquarters [8 CDMP COY HQ]) - Ville de Québec
24e Peloton de Police Militaire (24e PPM) (24 Military Police Platoon [24 MP PL]) - Ville de Québec
27 Military Police Platoon (27 MP PL) (27e Peloton de Police Militaire [27e PPM]) - London
28 Military Police Platoon (28 MP PL) (28e Peloton de Police Militaire [28e PPM]) - Peterborough
29e Peloton de Police Militaire (29e PPM) (29 Military Police Platoon [29 MP PL]) - Ville de Québec
30 Military Police Platoon (30 MP PL) (30e Peloton de Police Militaire [30e PPM]) - Moose Jaw
All units here would be drafted from the land forces military police regiments across the country, the vast majority hailing from 2 Military Police Regiment in Ontario and 5e Régiment de Police Militaire in Québec.
9 Canadian Air Group (9 CAG)
Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 9e Groupe Aérienne du Canada (QGET 9e GAC) (9 Canadian Air Group Headquarters and Communications Squadron [9 CAG HQ & COMM]) - Bagotville
188e Escadron de Reconnaissance (188e ERE) (188 Reconnaissance Squadron [188 RNS]) - Bagotville
158e Escadron Tactique de Transport d'Hélicoptères (158e ETTH) (158 Tactical Transport Helicopter Squadron [158 TTHS]) - Bagotville
9e Escadron de Transmission et de Contrôle (Air) (9e ETCA) (9 Air Communications and Control Squadron [9 ACCS]) - Bagotville
9e Escadron des Mouvements Aériens (9e EMOUA) (9 Air Movements Squadron [9 AMVS]) - Bagotville
9e Escadron des Logistiques Aériens (9e ELA) (9 Air Logistics Squadron [9 ALS]) - Bagotville
The second airmobile division tactical aviation group would be established with the help of 2e Escadre Expéditionnaire Aérienne in Bagotville.
40 WING
40 Wing Headquarters (40 WG HQ) (Quartier-Général de la 40e Escadre [QG 40e ESCADRE]) - Prince George
1st Battalion, The North British Columbia Regiment (Earl Grey's Own Rifles) (1 NBCR) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de la Colombie-Britannique-Nord [Les Fusiliers de Comte Grey] [1re RCBN]) - Prince George
41st Air Defence Regiment, RCA (41 AD REGT) (41e Régiment d'Artillerie Antiaérienne, ARC [41e RAAA]) - Cranbrook
213 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (213 THS) (213e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [213e ETH]) - Prince George
214 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (214 THS) (214e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [214e ETH]) - Cranbrook
40 Air Maintenance Squadron (40 AMS) (40e Escadron de Maintenance [Air] [40e EMA]) - Prince George
40 Air Logistics Squadron (40 ALS) (40e Escadron des Logistiques Aériens [40e ELA]) - Prince George
Forming the airfield defence force and base support force for 9 Canadian Air Group would be a new air wing out of British Columbia, one which would adopted bilingual titles, even the infantry battalion assigned to this force. The North British Columbia Regiment was a regiment first formed in 1910 as the Earl Grey's Own Rifles, lasting until the 1936 Militia reforms and conversion into artillery; the new regiment would be formed as a detached battalion of the Rocky Mountain Rangers before revising the old name. The 41st Air Defence Regiment is a brand new unit of the Royal Canadian Artillery.
27 Canadian Brigade Group (Light) (27 CBG[L])
27 Canadian Brigade Group (Light) Headquarters and Signal Squadron (27 CBG HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 27e Groupe-Brigade Légère du Canada [QGET 27e GBLC]) - London
55th Light Artillery Regiment, RCA (55 LT REGT) (55e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère, ARC [55e RAL]) - Windsor
1st Battalion, The Lambton Regiment (1 LAMBTON) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Lambton [1re LAMBTON]) - Sarnia
1st Battalion, The Middlesex and Huron Regiment (1 M&HR) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Middlesex et Huron [1re RM&H]) - Strathroy
1st Battalion, The Bruce Regiment (1 BRUCE) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Bruce [1re BRUCE]) - Southampton
1st Battalion, The Oxford Rifles (1 OXFORD RIF) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment des Fusiliers d'Oxford [1re RF OXFORD]) - Woodstock
27 Combat Engineer Regiment (27 CER) (27e Régiment de Génie de Campagne [27e RGC]) - London
27 Service Battalion (27 SVC BN) (27e Bataillon des Services [27e BON SVC]) - London
The first of the division's airmobile light brigades would hail from the territory of 31 Canadian Brigade Group in southwestern Ontario; all the support units listed here would be formed with the help of their counterparts in 31 CBG. The fighting units would all be brand-new units, but would revive the names of regiments that hadn't been on the order of battle for the most part since the 1936 Militia reforms; as the riflemen from British Columbia did, the regiments in 27 CBG(L) adopted bilingual titles in respect to the division troops being based in the heart of Québec. The Lambton Regiment was first formed in 1866 as that county's home battalion of infantry, lasting until 1936 and conversion to artillery; an engineer squadron would also take up the county name in the wake of that conversion; the new regiment would be formed as a detached troop of the 1st Hussars. The Middlesex and Huron Regiment was formed in 1936 from the amalgamation of two regiments, the Middlesex Light Infantry (formed in 1880) and the Huron Regiment (formed in 1866); the regiment would last until 1946 before being disbanded; the new regiment would arise first as the Sixth Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment before becoming independent. The Bruce Regiment was formed as the county battalion in 1866, being disbanded in the 1936 reforms; an artillery battery took up the battalion name afterwards and would eventually live again as part of the 21st (Missile) Artillery Regiment, RCA. The new regiment would arise as the Third Battalion of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters before going independent. And the Oxford Rifles are a direct branch-off of the Royal Canadian Regiment. The original battalion was formed in 1863, lasting as that county's home regiment until 1954 when it was united with the Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) to become the London and Oxford Fusiliers, then the Third Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment; the present-day Oxford Rifles would be formed as the Fifth Battalion of the RCR before being renamed. And the 55th Light Artillery Regiment was originally a short-lived post-World War Two IOTL light anti-aircraft regiment raised in Essex County that would be disbanded in 1954; the new regiment would rise from a detached troop of the 56th Field Regiment, RCA.
41 WING
41 Wing Headquarters (41 WG HQ) (Quartier-Général de la 41e Escadre [QG 41e ESCADRE]) - Centralia
187 Attack Helicoper Squadron (187 AHS) (187e Escadron des Hélicoptères d'Attaques [187e EHA]) - Centralia
127 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (127 THS) (127e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [127e ETH]) - Tillsonburg
225 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (225 THS) (225e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [225e ETH]) - London
41 Air Maintenance Squadron (41 AMS) (41e Escadron de Maintenance [Air] [41e EMA]) - Centralia
The tactical aviation wing assigned to 27 CBG(L) would be formed at the old RCAF station at Centralia (in the modern day municipality of South Huron) from a detached flight of 400 THTS in Borden.
28 Canadian Brigade Group (Airborne) (28 CBG[AB])
28 Canadian Brigade Group (Airborne) Headquarters and Signal Squadron (28 CBG[AB] HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 28e Groupe-Brigade Aéroporte du Canada [QGET 28e GBAC]) - Peterborough
44th Light Artillery Regiment, RCA (44e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère, ARC [44e RAL]) - Saint Catharines
1st Battalion, The Norfolk Rifles (1 NORFOLK RIF) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment des Fusiliers du Norfolk [1re RF NORFOLK]) - Simcoe
1st Battalion, The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment (1 V&HR) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Victoria et Haliburton [1re RV&H]) - Lindsay
1st Battalion, The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) (1 MIDLAND R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Midland [Northumberland et Durham] [1re MIDLAND]) - Port Hope
1st Battalion, The Frontenac Regiment (1 FRONTENAC) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Frontenac [1re FRONTENAC]) - Kingston
28 Combat Engineer Regiment (28 CER) (28e Régiment de Génie de Campagne [28e RGC]) - Peterborough
28 Service Battalion (28 SVC BN) (28e Bataillon des Services [28e BON SVC]) - Peterborough
The division's airborne brigade group would arise from new regiments raised in the eastern edge of 31 CBG's recruiting zone and the western end of 33 CBG's recruiting zone; all three of Ontario's reserve brigades would contribute to the support troops. The 44th Light Artillery Regiment was a post-World War Two IOTL field regiment which lasted until 1965 and reduction to nil strength; it would arise from a detached troop of the 57th Light Artillery Regiment, RCA. The Norfolk Rifles was the original name of the 25th Artillery Regiment (General Support), RCA; the regiment was formed as that county's infantry battalion in 1866, lasting until 1936 and conversion to artillery; the regiment would be amalgamated with the 56th Field Regiment, RCA in 1954. The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment was first raised in 1866 as the 45th East Durham Battalion of Infantry, lasting until 1936 and conversion to artillery; the new regiment would be formed as a detached troop of the 50th Light Artillery Regiment, RCA. The Midland Regiment was formed in the 1936 reforms from the Northumberland Regiment and the (West) Durham Regiment (both formed as county battalions in 1866), lasting until 1954 and union with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment; the new regiment would be first raised as the Third Battalion of the Hasty Ps. And the Frontenac Regiment was another county battalion formed in 1866 which wound up becoming artillery in the 1936 reforms; the modern regiment would be formed as the Third Battalion of the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment.
42 WING
42 Wing Headquarters (42 WG HQ) (Quartier-Général de la 42e Escadre [QG 42e ESCADRE]) - Mountain View
188 Attack Helicopter Squadron (188 AHS) (188e Escadron des Hélicoptères d'Attaques [188e EHA]) - Fort Erie
128 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (128 THS) (128e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [128e ETH]) - Dunnville
226 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (226 THS) (226e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [226e ETH]) - Mountain View
42 Air Maintenance Squadron (42 AMS) (42e Escadron de Maintenance [Air] [42e EMA]) - Mountain View
The tactical air wing of 28 CBG(AB) would form at the Mountain View detachment of 8 Wing Trenton in Prince Edward County, with two squadrons mobilizing at the old RCAF station in Dunnville (Haldimand County) and Fort Erie (home of Airbus Helicopters Canada). The wing would be formed with the help of 424 Squadron at Trenton.
29e Groupe-Brigade Légère du Canada (29e GBLC)
Quartier-Général et Escadron des Transmissions de la 29e Groupe-Brigade Légère du Canada (QGET 29e GBLC) (29 Canadian Brigade Group [Light] Headquarters and Signal Squadron [29 CBG(L) HQ & SIGS]) - Ville de Québec
34e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère, ARC (34e RAL) (34th Light Artillery Regiment, RCA [34 LT REGT]) - Montréal
1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Châteauguay (1re R de CHÂT) (1st Battalion, The Châteauguay Regiment [1 CHÂT R]) - Châteauguay
1re Bataillon, Les Chasseurs Canadiens (1re CC) (1st Battalion, The Canadian Chasseurs [1 CC]) - Ville de Québec
1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Lévis (1re R de LÉVIS) (1st Battalion, The Lévis Regiment [1 LÉVIS R]) - Lévis
1st Battalion, The New Brunswick Scottish (1 NB SCOTS) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment Écossais du Nouveau-Brunswick [1re RÉNB]) - Saint John, NB
29e Régiment du Genie de Combat (29e RGC) (29 Combat Engineer Regiment [29 CER]) - Ville de Québec
29e Bataillon des Services (29e BON SVC) (29 Service Battalion [29 SVC BN]) - Ville de Québec
The Québec/New Brunswick brigade of the division would follow the trend of the other brigades and bring back regimental names that hadn't been seen on the order of battle since before 1954. The 34e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère was first formed in 1942 during the original run through World War Two, lasting until 1965 and reduction to nil strength. Le Régiment de Châteauguay is the original name of the 4e Bataillon of le Royal 22e Régiment; the regiment was first founded in 1901 from two county regiments founded in the 1869s, uniting with the Vandoos in 1954. The new regiment would be formed as "5e Bataillon, Le Royal 22e Régiment" before being allowed to return to its original title; the 4e Bataillon (now based in Laval near Montréal) will remain the reserve training force for Canada's French-speaking regular force infantry regiment. Les Chasseurs Canadiens - the word "chasseur" means "hunter" in French and was traditionally applied to both light infantry and light cavalry - was first formed in 1901 and was disbanded in the 1936 Militia reforms; the new regiment would rise from a detached company of les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. Le Régiment de Lévis was first raised in 1902 and lasted until 1954 before being united with le Régiment de la Chaudière; the new regiment would be formed from a detached company of the Chaudières before becoming an independent unit. And the New Brunswick Scottish was formed from the fusion of two regiments in 1946, the Saint John Fusiliers (founded in 1872) and the New Brunswick Rangers (founded in 1870); said regiment would fuse with the Carleton and York Regiment in 1954 and become the First Battalion of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment. As with the case of the Oxford Rifles, the New Brunswick Scottish would be formed as the Fourth Battalion of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment before going its own way.
43e ESCADRE
Quartier-Général de la 43e Escadre (QG 43e ESCADRE) (Headquarters, 43 Wing [HQ 43 WING]) - Valcartier
189e Escadron des Hélicoptères d'Attaques (189e EHA) (189 Attack Helicopter Squadron [189 AHS]) - Valcartier
129e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères (129e ETH) (129 Tactical Helicopter Squadron [129 THS]) - Valcartier
227 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (227 THS) (227e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [227e ETH]) - Gagetown
43e Escadron de Maintenance (Air) (43e EMA) (43 Air Maintenance Squadron [43 AMS]) - Valcartier
This wing would be formed at Valcartier with the help of 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron; one squadron would be raised at Gagetown with the help of 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron.
30 Canadian Brigade Group (Light) (30 CBG[L])
30 Canadian Brigade Group (Light) Headquarters and Signal Squadron (30 CBG HQ & SIGS) (Quartier-Général de la 30e Groupe-Brigade Légère du Canada [QGET 30e GBLC]) - Regina
17th Light Artillery Regiment, RCA (17 LT REGT) (17e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère, ARC [17e RAL]) - Saskatoon
1st Battalion, The Assiniboia Regiment (1 ASNBA R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment d'Assiniboia [1re R ASNBA]) - Moose Jaw
1st Battalion, The Weyburn Regiment (1 WEYBURN R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Weyburn [1re R WEYBURN]) - Weyburn
1st Battalion, The Yorkton Regiment (1 YORKTON R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment de Yorkton [1re R YORKTON]) - Yorkton
1st Battalion, The South Alberta Regiment (1 S ALTA R) (1re Bataillon, Le Régiment d'Alberta-Sud [1re RA-S]- Lethbridge
30 Combat Engineer Regiment (30 CER) (30e Régiment de Génie de Campagne [30e RGC]) - Dundurn
30 Service Battalion (30 SVC BN) (30e Bataillon des Services [30e BON SVC]) - Regina
The last element of the division would be formed of regiments effectively descent from two units: The South Saskatchewan Regiment and the South Alberta Light Horse. The Assiniboia, Weyburn and Yorkton Regiments were all formed originally as battalions of the original South Saskatchewans in 1920, becoming their own regiments in 1924. The Weyburn Regiment and Assiniboia Regiment would unite with the Saskatchewan Border Regiment (once the Fifth Battalion of the original South Saskatchewan Regiment) to reform the modern South Saskatchewan Regiment. The Yorkton Regiment was another post-Great War regiment formed in 1920 and being converted into artillery in 1936. The South Alberta Regiment was formed at the same time as the North Alberta Regiment, but it survived through to World War Two IOTL; there, it formed one of the armoured regiments of the old Fourth Division and one of its squadron commanders, Major David Currie, won the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Normandy. The South Albertas would unite with other regiments to form the modern-day South Alberta Light Horse in 1954; the new South Alberta Regiment would be formed from a detached troop of the SALH. The three Saskatchewan regiments would be raised from detached companies of the reformed South Saskatchewan Regiment, being fleshed out from up-time expats and down-time migrants from America. The 17th Light Artillery Regiment was first formed as an old-school artillery brigade after the Great War, lasting until after World War Two, when its constituent batteries were made independent of each other, lasting until the mid-1960s and disbandment; the new regiment would be constituted thanks to a detached troop from the reserve wing of 10th Artillery Regiment (General Support), RCA.
44 WING
44 Wing Headquarters (44 WG HQ) (Quartier-Général de la 44e Escadre [QG 44e ESCADRE]) - Moose Jaw
190 Attack Helicopter Squadron (190 AHS) (190e Escadron des Hélicoptères d'Attaques [190e EHA]) - Moose Jaw
130 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (130 THS) (130e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [130e ETH]) - Suffield
228 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (228 THS) (228e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères [228e ETH]) - Moose Jaw
44 Air Maintenance Squadron (44 AMS) (44e Escadron de Maintenance [Air] [44e EMA]) - Moose Jaw
The brigade's tactical aviation wing would be formed with the assistance of 15 Wing at Moose Jaw and 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in Edmonton.
Next: The Black Friars' Brigade will soon come...with the 9th Canadian Armoured Division!
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Post by lordroel on May 6, 2019 3:57:37 GMT
And now comes the second "division in name only"...the Huitième Division du Canada (Aéromobile)/Eighth Canadian Division (Airmobile), the Yogi Bears!
Now would it not be epic if the Yogi Bears arrive on the sound of Ride Of The Valkyries |
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Post by pyeknu on May 6, 2019 12:49:43 GMT
And now comes the second "division in name only"...the Huitième Division du Canada (Aéromobile)/Eighth Canadian Division (Airmobile), the Yogi Bears!
Now would it not be epic if the Yogi Bears arrive on the sound of Ride Of The Valkyries Personally, I'd think someone would face a court martial if something like that happened. Though if they coordinated things with the EW people and had the music played over German frequencies as an attack happened...!  |
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Post by lordroel on May 6, 2019 13:32:25 GMT
Now would it not be epic if the Yogi Bears arrive on the sound of Ride Of The Valkyries Personally, I'd think someone would face a court martial if something like that happened. Though if they coordinated things with the EW people and had the music played over German frequencies as an attack happened...! Wonder what music they would play, maybe something of Ramstein. |
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Post by Zyobot on May 6, 2019 13:35:56 GMT
Personally, I'd think someone would face a court martial if something like that happened. Though if they coordinated things with the EW people and had the music played over German frequencies as an attack happened...! Wonder what music they would play, maybe something of Ramstein. I'd certainly like to see (or, well, read) downtimer reactions to that. The Allies for the fact that German music is listened to by uptimers without being censored the hell out of, and the Germans themselves for the glimpse at what the future has in store for them. |
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