12e Régiment blindé du Canada
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The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City.
Its origins are in The Three Rivers Regiment, a militia (Reserve Force) regiment based in Trois-Rivières, a town halfway between Montreal and Quebec. The Three Rivers Regiment became the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada in 1968, a new Regular Force regiment being created in Valcartier, while a militia unit was left in Trois-Rivières under the name 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice). The number in the regimental title commemorates The Three Rivers Regiment's title during the Second World War: 12th Armoured Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment). The Canadian Army traditionally avoided having city or region names in the titles of its Regular Force regiments; this was likely the reason for the 1960s name change.
The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is called "twelve R-B-C" for short, and affectionately known as the "Twelve Rubber Boot Company" by anglophones in the Canadian Forces.
The regular force regiment comprises four squadrons. B Squadron is equipped with Leopard tanks, and D Squadron is a reconnaissance squadron.
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Battle Honours
The Great War: Amiens1, Sibérie 1918-19
The Second World War: Débarquement en Sicile, Grammichele, Piazza Armerina, Valguarnera, Agira, Adrano, Vallée du Troina, Sicile 1943, Termoli, Le Ravin, Ortona, Cassino II, Ligne Gustav, Vallée du Liri, Ligne Hitler, Ligne Trasimene, Arezzo, L'Avance à Florence, Monte La Pieve, Monte Spaduro, Italie 1943-1945, Apeldoorn, Nord-Ouest de L'Europe 1945
1. awarded for service of 178th Battalion CEF
Order of precedence
Regular Force
| Preceded by: Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) | 12e Régiment blindé du Canada | Succeeded by: The Governor General's Horse Guards |
Reserve Force
| Preceded by: Sherbrooke Hussars | 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice) | Succeeded by: 1st Hussars |
External link
- 12e Régiment blindé du Canada - official site (French language)
