The 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Canadian Army that saw active service during World War I and World War II as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The brigade fought on the Western Front during World War I from January 1916 to November 1918, and in Normandy and north-west Europe in 1944–1945 during World War II. It was a square formation of four infantry battalions during World War I, but was reduced to a triangular formation of three battalions during World War II.
9th Canadian Infantry Brigade troops coming ashore at Juno Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944
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Brigadier General Douglas Gordon Cunningham, was a Canadian lawyer and soldier.
Brigadier Cunningham during World War II.
Brigade Major N. Kingsmill (left) presenting Brigadier D.G. Cunningham, who is relinquishing command of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade, with the first Canadian flag that was raised in Caen during the liberation of that city. Caen, France, 11 July 1944.