Re:

[Martin Schenkel <martins@smartt.com>]

Michael,
Were could I get ahold of a complete listing of the different dates of battle
honours?
Regards,
Martin
Michael O'Leary wrote:
> At 09:28 AM 2/22/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >   Greetings,    I would like to find dome information on the Regina
> Rifles, and
> >their involvement in WWII.  My grandfather served with them.  Any
> information,
> >or direction for research would be appreciated.    Vic
>
> Vic, to add to my earlier post, the following are the Regina Rifle's Battle
> Honours for the Second World War. I have added the dates from the Canadian
> Army Order listing eligible battles abd engagements.
>
> Normandy Landing (6 Jun 44)
> Bretteville-l'Orgeuilleuse (8-9 Jun 44)
> Caen (4-18 Jul 44)
> The Orne (8-9 Jul 44)
> Bourguebus Ridge (18-23 Jul 44)
> Faubourg de Vaucelles (18-19 Jul 44)
> Falaise (7-22 Aug 44)
> The Laison (14-17 Aug 44)
> The Seine, 1944 (25-28 Aug 44)
> Calais, 1944 (25 Sep - 1 Oct 44)
> The Scheldt (1 Oct - 8 Nov 44)
> Leopold Canal (6-16 Oct 44)
> Breskins Pocket (11 Oct  - 3 Nov 44)
> The Rhineland (8 Feb - 10 Mar 45)
> Waal Flats (8-15 Feb 45)
> Moyland Wood (14-21 Feb 45)
> The Rhine (23 Mar - 1 Apr 45)
> Emmerich-Hoch Elten (28 Mar - 1 Apr 45)
> Deventer (8-11 Apr 45)
> North-West Europe, 1944-1945 (6 Jun 44 - 5 May 45)
>
> In accordance with Canadian Army Orders (Issue No 508, 10 Sep 56), these
> Battles Honours were selected by the Regiment based on the following criteria:
>
> "As battle honour will not be awarded merely because a unit was present in
> an operation. To qualify, the unit must:
>
> (a)  have been committed in the locality and within the time limits laid
> down for one of the individual operations defiend below [in an accompanying
> table];
>
> (b)  have been actively engaged with enemy ground troops;
>
> (c)  have taken a creditable part in the operations;
>
> (d)  be proud of its part in the operation."
>
> The Regiment's Battle Honours, therefore, provide a list of the Regiment's
> most significant actions during the war. They do not necessarily comprise a
> complete listing of the engagements in which the unit was engaged.
>
> Mike
>
> Michael, Miriam and Roland O'Leary
>
> http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com/index.htm
>
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