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The Royal Canadian Regiment. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry) 2nd Battalion (mechanized infantry) 3rd Battalion (light infantry) Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry) 2nd Battalion (mechanized infantry) 3rd Battalion (light infantry) Royal 22 e Régiment. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry)
The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (French: Corps d'infanterie royal canadien) is the infantry corps of the Canadian Army and includes regular and reserve force regiments. Originally formed as the Canadian Infantry Corps on 2 September 1942 to encompass all existing infantry regiments, including regiments of foot guards , in the Canadian Army .
Besides the infantry, there were other Canadian combat units in the CEF, including cavalry and mounted infantry regiments (in particular the Canadian Cavalry Brigade), artillery brigades, machine gun battalions such as the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion and tank battalions such as the 1st Canadian ...
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, at CFB Edmonton [49] 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, at CFB Shilo [ 50 ] 1 Combat Engineer Regiment , Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Edmonton [ 51 ]
The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), which started as the "7th Infantry Battalion, 'Prince Arthur's Own'" in 1866, and; The Oxford Rifles, which started as the "Twenty-second Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada" in 1863, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps (1919–1938).
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) is a regular force light infantry battalion of the Canadian Forces. 3 RCR's most notable service occurred in Korea, Germany, Bosnia and Afghanistan. In 2006–2010, the battalion was deployed to Kandahar Province , Afghanistan.
The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, with the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade under command, landed in two brigade groups, the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Each brigade had three infantry battalions and an armoured regiment in support, two artillery field regiments, combat engineer companies and specialist ...
The division contained a cavalry squadron and a cyclist company, three infantry brigades (the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigades, each of four battalions), representing all parts of Canada, three field artillery brigades (roughly equivalent to modern regiments) armed with 18-pounders and engineers, together with elements of the Army ...