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Battle Honours, WW II
Sicily 1943, Italy 1943-1945, North-West Europe, 1944-1945
Historical Sketch
On 24 May 1940, the Regiment mobilized The Elgin Regiment, C.A.S.F. It was converted to armour and redesignated as 25th Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) on 26 January 1942. It formed a part of 3rd Armoured Brigade of 4th Canadian Armoured Division, and it embarked for the United Kingdom on 29 September 1942. On 11 January 1943, the Regiment was redesignated as 1st Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment tasked with delivering tanks to Canadian armoured regiments engaged in operations in forward areas. On 06 May 1943, part of "B" Squadron was renamed "A" and formed 1st Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron and landed in Sicily on 16 July 1943 as the tank delivery unit for 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade. It landed in Italy on 14 September 1943. On 15 September 1943, the Regiment was redesignated 25th Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), and on 21 October 1943 1st Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron was reorganized into "A" and "B" squadrons. "A" Squadron being a "front" squadron and "B" Squadron being a "rear" squadron. The "front and rear" functions were necessary due to the great distances involved in forwarding replacement tanks to the Front. Similarily, in the United Kingdom, the original "A" Squadron became "E" and "F" (front and rear), "C" Squadron became "G" and "H" (front and rear), and the remainder of "B" Squadron became "C" and "D" (front and rear). "F" Squadron was attached to Regimental Headquarters on 15 November 1943. "G" and "H" Squadrons landed in Italy on 04 and 06 January 1944 respectively. "G" squadron was attached to 5th Canadian Armoured Division, and "H" Squadron supported 1st Canadian Corps. On 15 March 1944 the Regiment was redesignated 25th Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment). On 08 June 1944, "C" Squadron landed in Normandy in support of 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. "E" Squadron landed on 10 July 1944 with 2nd Canadian Corps. "F" Squadron landed on 23 July 1944 handling tanks at railhead under 1st Canadian Army troops. "D" Squadron landed on 26 July 1944 in support of 4th Canadian Armoured Division. In March 1945, the squadrons in Italy moved to North-West Europe for the remainder of the war.
Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash, 3rd Armoured Brigade, 1942
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Formation Sign, 4th Canadian Armoured Division, 1942
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Unit Serial and Arm of
Service Flash, 25th Armoured Delivery
Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)
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Formation Signs, 1st Canadian Army, 1st Canadian Corps, 2nd Canadian Corps, 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division, 5th Canadian Armoured Division
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