The Westminster Regiment (Motor)
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The Westminster Regiment (Motor) was a Canadian Army motorized infantry unit that served with distinction in the Italian Campaign and Northwest Europe during the Second World War.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Army regiment
ⓘ
motorized infantry regiment ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied forces in World War II
ⓘ
Canadian military history ⓘ |
| branch | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | armoured infantry-support unit ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Fascist Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | motor regiment ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian land forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | mobile infantry support ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization | rapid movement of infantry by motor transport ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinguished service in Northwest Europe
ⓘ
distinguished service in the Italian Campaign ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1943–1945 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Italian Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Europe Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Active Service Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | motorized infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry regiment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.