Royal 22e Regiment

Royal 22e Regiment Regimental HQ: La Citadelle, Québec QC Colonel in Chief: Regimental Birthday: Current Role: Three regular battalions of Infantry, two Reserve.

The Royal 22nd Regiment is Canada's third most senior Infantry regiment, and comprises three Regular Force infantry battalions as well as a 4th Battalion and 6th Battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve. It is the only Regular Force infantry regiment for that is French.

Armorial Description

A beaver, standing on a log inscribed JE ME SOUVIENS; superimposed on the side of the beaver an annulus inscribed REGIMENT CANADIEN FRANCAIS; within the annulus a shield bearing the old coat of arms of the province of Quebec; superimposed on the annulus below the shield is the Arabic numerals 22; the whole surmounted by the Royal Crown.

Motto

Je me souviens (French: I remember)

Battle Honours

Battle Honours presented in all caps are emblazoned on the Regimental Colour of each Battalion of the Regiment.

World War I

• MOUNT SORREL
  
• Cote 70
  
• SOMME 1916, '18
  
• YPRES, 1917
  
• FLERS-COURCELETTE
  
• PASSCHENDAELE
  
• Thiepval
  
• AMIENS
  
• Les Hauteurs d'Ancre
  
• Ligne Hindenburg
  
• ARRAS, 1917, '18
  
• Canal du Nord
  
• VIMY, 1917
  
• CAMBRAI, 1918
  
• Arleux
  
• Poursuite a Mons
  
• Scarpe, 1917, '18
  
• FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-18
  

World War II

• Debarquement en Sicile
  
• Vallee de la Liri
  
• Valguarnera
  
• LIGNE HITLER
  
• Adrano
  
• LIGNE GOTHIC
  
• CATENANUOVA
  
• Borgo Santa Maria
  
• SICILE, 1943
  
• TRAVERSEE DE LA LAMONE
  
• Debarquement a Reggio
  
• Ligne Rimini
  
• Potenza
  
• San Martino-San Lorenzo
  
• Le Sangro
  
• SAN FORTUNATO
  
• CASA BERARDI
  
• Cesena
  
• Torre Mucchio
  
• ITALIE, 1943-45
  
• Cassino II
  
• APPELDOORN
  
• Ligne Gustav
  
• NORD-OUEST DE L'EUROPE 1945
  

Korea

• COREE, 1951-1953
  

Source of Work

http://army.ca/inf/r22er.php