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The Princess Louise Fusiliers



Armorial Description

A grenade with ninteen-pointed flame; on the ball of the grenade an annulus inscribed PRINCESS LOUISE FUSILIERS; on the lower curve, two maple leaves with stems crossed; within the annulus the coronet of a princess.


Official Abbreviation: PLF

Motto: Fideliter (Faithfully)


Battle Honours (16)

Early History

    NORTH-WEST CANADA 1885
    SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900
First World War
    SOMME, 1916
    YPRES, 1917
    AMIENS
    ARRAS, 1917
    HILL 70
Second World War
    Arnhem 1945 LIRI VALLEY
    MISANO RIDGE
    MELFA CROSSING
    ITALY, 1944-1945
    GOTHIC LINE
    CORIANO
    LAMONE CROSSING
    DELFZIJL POCKET
    NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945

Order of Precedence: 22
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Military Word Of The Day
To disrupt
:
(Mission/task Verb) A tactical task or obstacle effect (that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort) that breaks apart an enemy's formation and tempo, interrupts the enemy's time table, causes premature commitment of forces, and/or splinters their attack.


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Today in Military History

December 22



1919:

The Air Board submits a memo to the Privy Council proposing to create the Canadian Air Force


1943:

VILLA GRANDE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Dec 43)


1944:

US troops under McAuliffe encircled at Bastogne refuse German surrender terms




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