41 Canadian Brigade Group

41 Canadian Brigade Group (41CBG; ) is a brigade group

Brigade group

A brigade group is a term used primarily in armies of the Commonwealth of Nations for an ad hoc arrangement of forces and not a permanent organisation whereas, with a capital G, a Brigade Group is....

 that is part of Land Forces Western Area of the Canadian Army. It is a reserve formation and is headquartered in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, at the former location of CFB Calgary

CFB Calgary

Canadian Forces Base Calgary, also CFB Calgary, was a Canadian Forces Base located in Calgary, Alberta.-Currie Barracks:The Canadian Army opened what was called the Currie Barracks on the southwestern edge of Calgary in 1933, occupying a property on the level plateau above the south slope of the...

.

In December 1941, following the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...

 and the beginning of World War II in the Pacific, it was decided to organize a number of brigades for the defence of Canada. In February 1942, one brigade was organized for each of the eleven Military Districts. In Alberta, it was 41st (Reserve) Brigade Group in Calgary.

After World War II, the regional command system was reorganised several times. The Alberta Militia District was reformed into 41 Canadian Brigade Group on 1 April 1997. Its headquarters took over the Brigadier-General Stan Waters Building, formerly the 1 PPCLI headquarters building at CFB Calgary, after the departure of the regular forces to Edmonton.

Units of 41 CBG

Unit	Type	Location
41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters		Calgary, Alberta
The South Alberta Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse, or SALH, is an armoured reconnaissance unit of the Canadian Forces Army Reserve based in Medicine Hat and Edmonton, Alberta...	Reconnaissance	Edmonton and Medicine Hat, Alberta Medicine Hat, Alberta Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county....
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) The King's Own Calgary Regiment , or KOCR, is an armoured unit of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve based at the Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta....	Reconnaissance	Calgary, Alberta
20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Artillery	Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
20th Independent Field Battery, RCA	Artillery	Lethbridge, Alberta
41 Combat Engineer Regiment		Edmonton, Alberta
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) The Loyal Edmonton Regiment , or LER, is a Primary Reserve infantry unit of the Canadian Forces based in Edmonton, Alberta. The LER is part of Land Force Western Area's 41 Canadian Brigade Group...	Light Infantry	Edmonton, Alberta, and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories , Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River...
The Calgary Highlanders The Calgary Highlanders The Calgary Highlanders is a Canadian Forces Land Force Primary Reserve infantry regiment, headquartered at Mewata Armouries in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...	Light infantry	Calgary, Alberta
14 (Calgary) Service Battalion	Service and support	Calgary, Alberta
15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion	Service and support	Edmonton, Alberta
15 (Calgary) Field Ambulance	Medical support	Calgary, Alberta
15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance	Medical support	Edmonton, Alberta