Royal 22e Regiment

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Royal 22e Régiment
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Regimental HQ: La Citadelle, Québec QC
Colonel in Chief: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Regimental Birthday: October 21st, (anniversary of the creation of the 22nd Infantry Battalion (French-Canadian) on that date in 1914)
Current Role: Three regular battalions of Infantry, two Reserve.

The Royal 22e Régiment 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