South Saskatchewan Regiment
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The South Saskatchewan Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve best known for its service in the Second World War, including participation in the Dieppe Raid.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Army Reserve unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliance | Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | southern Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| battle |
Dieppe Raid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Jubilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Dieppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falaise NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe 1942 NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe 1944–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Canadian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Infantry regiments of Canada
ⓘ
Military units and formations of Saskatchewan ⓘ Regiments of Canada ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decoratedMember | Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estevan, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ Weyburn, Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade (Second World War)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Canadian Infantry Division (Second World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour | battle honours of First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force units it perpetuates ⓘ |
| memberAward | Victoria Cross for Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Primary Reserve ⓘ |
| motto | Semper Fidelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Always Faithful ⓘ |
| nickname | SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the Dieppe Raid
ⓘ
service in the Second World War ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetuates |
128th Battalion (Moose Jaw), CEF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
152nd Battalion (Weyburn-Estevan), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ 195th Battalion (City of Regina), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ 217th Battalion (Qu’Appelle), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| province | Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| size | one battalion ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
| uniformColour | rifle green beret ⓘ |
| VictoriaCrossAction | Dieppe Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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