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Battle Honours, WW II
Landing in Sicily, Grammichele, Piazza Armerina, Valguarnera, Agria, Adrano, Troina Valley, Sicily, 1943, Termoli, The Gully, Ortona, Cassino II, Gustav Line, Liri Valley, Hitler Line, Trasimene Line, Arezzo, Advance to Florence, Monte La Pieve, Monte Spaduro, Italy, 1943-1945, Apeldoorn, North-West Europe, 1945.
Historical Sketch
The Regiment mobilized The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank), CASF on 01 September 1939. It was redesignated the 12th Army Tank Battalion (The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)) on 11 February 1941. It embarked for the United Kingdom as the second senior tank battalion of 1st Army Tank Brigade on 19 June 1941. It was redesignated the 12th Army Tank Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)), and landed in Sicily as a part of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade on 10 July 1943. The Regiment was redesignated the 12th Armoured Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment) on 26 August 1943. It landed in Italy on 24 September 1943 and moved to North-West Europe in March 1945.
Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash, 1942-45
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Formation Sign, 1st
Army Tank Brigade, and later,
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, 1942-45
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Also See:
The Three Rivers Regiment: Gallantry Awards
Graphic Illustration: Three Rivers Sherman
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