The Royal Regina Rifles

Armorial Description

A maltese Cross surmounted by a bar bearing the word CANADA with the Crown above; superimposed upon the cross an annulus inscribed THE REGINA RIFLE REGIMENT. On a shield within the annulus, the arms of the City of Regina (on the upper half a buffalo, on the lower half a sheaf of wheat); the arms of the cross inscribed with battle honours of the regiment selected to be borne on the badge.

Official Abbreviation: RRR

Motto: Celler et Audax (Swift and bold)

Battle Cry: 1-2-3 UP THE JOHNS!

Battle Honours (38)

First World War

Second World War

Colonel-in-Chief: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, GCVO

Authorized Marches:
Quick March: Lutzow's Wild Hunt
Double Past: Keel Row

Regimental Headquarters
THE ROYAL REGINA RIFLES
THE ARMOURY
1600 ELPHINSTONE STREET
REGINA SASKATCHEWAN S4T 3N1

Order of Precedence: 36

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Shacks

(Slang) Barracks

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Today in Military History

December 10

1864:

U.S. Civil War: William Tecumseh Sherman reaches Savannah, Georgia, ending his "March to the Sea".

1898:

A treaty is signed in Paris that officially ends the Spanish-American War.

1939:

First Canadian Contingent sails from Halifax for England

1941:

Japanese forces land in the Philippines, capture Guam and sink the British ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse.

1943:

THE GULLY, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 19 Dec 43)

1945:

In Aurich, Germany, the trial of SS Brigadier Kurt Meyer on war crimes charges begins before a General Court Martial made up of front-line officers of the Canadian Army.

1949:

Chinese Civil War: The Red Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last KMT-held city on mainland China. Chiang Kai-shek leaves for Taiwan.

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