5th Canadian Division

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5th Canadian Division 1st Canadian Armoured Division 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division
5th Canadian Division formation patch
Active	February 1917–February 1918 1939–1945 2013–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Army
Type	Infantry Armoured
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	The Mighty Maroon Machine, Maroon 5
Engagements	Italian Campaign Operation Chesterfield North-West Europe
Website	www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/5-canadian-division.html
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier-General J.D.S. Masson, OMM, MSM, CD
Division CWO	Chief Warrant Officer M. von Kalben, MMM, CD
Notable commanders	Garnet Hughes Ernest William Sansom Charles Ramsay Stirling Stein Guy Simonds E. L. M. Burns Bert Hoffmeister

The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some units in Kingston, Ontario. The division is recognized by the distinctive maroon patch worn on the sleeve of its soldiers.

It was first created as a formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. It was stood down during the war only to be reactivated through the renaming from '1st Canadian Armoured Division' to the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division during the Second World War. It was stood down following demobilization and was again reactivated in 2013 with the renaming of the former Land Force Area Atlantic.