1st Hussars
E44328
The 1st Hussars is a Canadian armoured regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
Aliases (1)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Army unit
→
Primary Reserve unit → armoured regiment → |
| affiliation | Canadian Cadet Organizations units in its area → |
| alliance |
Queen’s Royal Hussars
→
surface form: "The Queen’s Royal Hussars (United Kingdom)"
|
| associatedWith | Juno Beach Centre commemorations → |
| battleHonour |
Caen
→
Falaise → Battle of Normandy →
surface form: "Normandy 1944"
North-West Europe campaign →
surface form: "North-West Europe 1944–1945"
Rhineland →
surface form: "The Rhineland"
|
| branch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
→
surface form: "Canadian Army"
|
| ceremonialChief | Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment → |
| commandStructure | 4th Canadian Division → |
| country | Canada → |
| engagement | community events in London and Sarnia → |
| equipment |
armoured fighting vehicles
→
tanks → |
| garrison |
London, Ontario
→
Sarnia →
surface form: "Sarnia, Ontario"
|
| hasAbbreviation | 1 H → |
| hasPredecessor | Volunteer cavalry units in Ontario → |
| hasRegimentalColour | Guidon bearing battle honours → |
| hasRegimentalMuseum | 1st Hussars Museum in London, Ontario → |
| hasRoleIn | training armoured soldiers for the Canadian Army → |
| language | English → |
| motto | Today Not Tomorrow → |
| nickname | 1H → |
| notableFor |
armoured support to Canadian forces on Juno Beach
→
participation in the D-Day landings → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Normandy
→
surface form: "Normandy landings"
North-West Europe campaign → Operation Overlord → World War II →
surface form: "Second World War"
|
| partOf | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps → |
| perpetuates | Canadian cavalry and armoured units from earlier conflicts → |
| raisedIn | Ontario → |
| role |
Armoured reconnaissance
→
Armoured warfare → |
| service | Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Force → |
| status | Active → |
| tradition | Hussar cavalry heritage → |
| type | Armoured → |
| uniformFeature | armoured corps black beret → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars)"