translate English to French: The armoured regiments of its 2nd Armoured Brigade were provided by converting three of the motorcycle regiments formed during the summer of 1940.96 Utilizing 4th Division units for the Armoured Division was not merely a means of speeding the organization of the latter; it also served as an economy measure.
Les deux régiments de cavalerie de l'armée permanente étaient inclus dans l'ordre de bataille primitif de la division, les Royal Canadian Dragoons, à titre de ler régiment d'autos-mitrailleuses et le Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), en qualité de 2e régiment blindé.