Royal 22e Regiment

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

The Royal Canadian 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 regiment 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

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