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The forces engaged in the conflict of August 19, 1942
Allied forces
Land forces:
All the military forces depend on the Canadian army, which is made up globally of:
John Hamilton Roberts
(Land Operation Commander)
305 officers.
4,658 men.
30 Churchill tanks of the "14th Calgary Tank Regiment".
Tank "Churchill IV"
"The King s own Calgary Regiment"
- 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom).
"The Essex Scottish Regiment"
"The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry"
"The Royal Regiment of Canada"
"The Essex Scottish Regiment"
"The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry"
"The Royal Regiment of Canada"
- 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
" The Black Watch of Canada " (Royal Higland Regiment) (3 platoons).
" The Calgary Highlanders " (1 mortar platoon)
"The Black Watch of Canada"
"The Calgary Highlanders"
- 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom).
" Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal "
" The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada "
" The South Saskatchewang Regiment " (en)
No.6 Defence Platoon des Lorne Scots (en)
"Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal"
"The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada"
'"The South Saskatchewan Regiment"
14th Canadian Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment) (en)
Detachment of the 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (light DCA)
4th Field Regiment RCA Detachment
"The Toronto Scottish Regiment" (en) (MG)
"The Toronto Scottish Regiment"
1,057 men
50 American rangers including Lieutenant Edward V. Loustalot
18 inter-Allied commandos, including 15 French from the "Force Francaise Libre" (F.F.L.).
Composition
" N ° 3 Commando "
" N ° 4 British Army Commando "
" N ° 10 Inter-Allied Commando " (en)
" Royal Marine A Commando " (en)
US Ranger 1st Battalion Detachment
