Royal 22e Régiment
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The Royal 22e Régiment is a historic French-speaking infantry regiment of the Canadian Army renowned for its distinguished service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Regular Force unit
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infantry regiment ⓘ regiment of the Canadian Army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Canadian monarch
ⓘ
Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
King of Canada
Queen of Canada ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| ceremonialRole | Ceremonial guard at the Citadelle of Québec ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Korean War ⓘ NATO operations ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
United Nations peace operations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations peacekeeping missions
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decorations |
battle honours from Afghanistan
ⓘ
battle honours from the Korean War ⓘ numerous battle honours from both World Wars ⓘ |
| garrison |
Citadelle of Quebec
ⓘ
surface form:
Citadelle of Québec
Quebec City ⓘ Camp Valcartier ⓘ
surface form:
Valcartier Garrison
|
| hasBattalion |
Royal 22e Régiment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Reserve battalions ⓘ |
| hasTradition | French-Canadian military heritage ⓘ |
| honoraryColonelInChief |
Charles III, King of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian monarch
|
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Army
|
| motto | Je me souviens ⓘ |
| nickname | Van Doos ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
overseas deployments with UN and NATO
ⓘ
public duties and ceremonial parades ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Kapyong
ⓘ
Battle of Ortona ⓘ Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ Battle of Vimy Ridge ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign (Second World War)
Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe Campaign (1944–1945)
|
| notableFor | being the only Francophone Regular Force infantry regiment in the Canadian Army ⓘ |
| originalName |
Royal 22e Régiment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
22nd (French Canadian) Battalion, CEF
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| partOf |
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Canadian Division
Canadian forces ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
|
| role |
light infantry
ⓘ
mechanized infantry ⓘ |
| service | distinguished service in major 20th- and 21st-century conflicts ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
this entity surface form:
Royal 22nd Regiment
this entity surface form:
22nd (French Canadian) Battalion, CEF
this entity surface form:
1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
Royal 22nd Regiment
this entity surface form:
Royal 22nd Regiment
subject surface form:
Royal 22e Régiment
subject surface form:
Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
subject surface form:
Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
this entity surface form:
Royal 22e Régiment in the Korean War