Canadian 5th Armored Division
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The 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division was a Canadian division during World War II. Following its redesignation from 1st Canadian Armoured Division, the bulk proceeded overseas in one main convoy, arriving in the United Kingdom at the end of November 1941.
The 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division transferred to the Mediterranean theatre in November 1943 joining the 1st Canadian Infantry Division as part of I Canadian Corps, under command of the British Eighth Army.
The 5th Armoured took part in the Italian Campaign until the end of 1944, seeing notable action on the Hitler Line after the Allied breakthrough at Cassino in May 1944 and also during Operation Olive on the Gothic Line in August 1944.