Regina Rifle Regiment

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Primary Reserve unit infantry regiment

The Regina Rifle Regiment is a Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Primary Reserve unit → infantry regiment →
alliedWith	The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (historical) → The Rifles → The Royal Green Jackets (historical) →
associatedCadetCorps	Royal Canadian Army Cadets units in Saskatchewan →
battleHonour	Amiens → Caen → Falaise → Hindenburg Line → Normandy Landing → North-West Europe 1944–1945 → Passchendaele → Pursuit to Mons → Somme 1916 → The Rhineland → The Scheldt → Vimy 1917 →
branch	Canadian Army →
commemoratedBy	Regina Rifle Regiment Museum and archives →
commemoratedOn	Juno Beach Centre exhibits →
country	Canada →
D-DaySector	NAN Green sector, Juno Beach →
engagement	First World War → Second World War → War in Afghanistan →
garrison	Regina, Saskatchewan →
higherFormationOnD-Day	3rd Canadian Infantry Division → 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade →
honoraryColonel	appointed from local community leaders →
languageOfService	English →
motto	Semper fidelis →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	Always faithful →
nickname	The Johns → The Regina Rifles →
notableOperation	D-Day landings → Juno Beach landing →
partOf	3rd Canadian Division Support Group →
perpetuates	195th Battalion (City of Regina), CEF → 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), CEF → 58th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF →
primaryRecruitingArea	Regina → southern Saskatchewan →
role	light infantry →
status	active →
type	line infantry →
uniformFeature	rifle green accoutrements →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Regina Rifle Regiment ("The Regina Rifles") →	nickname
Juno Beach →	notableUnit