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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: La Citadelle, Québec QC </div></b> | |<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental HQ: La Citadelle, Québec QC </div></b> | ||
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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: </div></b> | |<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Colonel in Chief: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II</div></b> | ||
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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: </div></b> | |<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Regimental Birthday: October 21st, (anniversary of the creation of the 22nd Infantry Battalion (French-Canadian) on that date in 1914)</div></b> | ||
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|<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Three regular battalions of Infantry, two Reserve.</div></b> | |<b><div style="font-size: 80%">Current Role: Three regular battalions of Infantry, two Reserve.</div></b> | ||
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'''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. | '''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 == | == Armorial Description == | ||
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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
