Régiment de la Chaudière
| Régiment de la Chaudière | |
|---|---|
| Active | amalgamation of the regiments of "Dorchester et Beauce" and the "Megantic Machine Guns" on 15 December 1936. |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Type | Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. |
| Role | infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ – |
| Motto | Aere perennius meaning 'Stronger than bronze' |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |
two crossed machine guns, surmounted by a beaver supporting a fleur-de-lys. Under this is a scroll inscribed with the device Aere perennius meaning 'Stronger than bronze', with a small maple leaf on each end. |
The Régiment de la Chaudière is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.
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[edit] Insignia
The regimental insignia consists of two crossed machine guns, surmounted by a beaver supporting a fleur-de-lys. Under this is a scroll inscribed with the device Aere perennius meaning 'Stronger than bronze', with a small maple leaf on each end.
[edit] History
Le Régiment de la Chaudière was formed following the amalgamation of the regiments of "Dorchester et Beauce" and the "Megantic Machine Guns" on 15 December 1936.
The regiment mobilized a battalion for the Canadian Active Service Force in 1939. Initially organized as a machine gun battalion, the battalion was sent to England in August 1941. The unit was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division as a standard rifle battalion and was designated as a reserve battalion during the D-Day landings in June 1944. Le Régiment de la Chaudière came ashore at Bernières-sur-Mer along with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, surprising the locals who hadn't expected to find francophone troops in the liberating forces. It was the only French-Canadian regiment to participate in Operation Overlord, along with the Commando Kieffer.
The regiment participated in the Battle for Caen, suffering several casualties in the fight at Carpiquet airfield on 4 July 1944.
With the rest of the division, the regiment fought in the Battle of the Scheldt, notably in actions in the Breskens Pocket between 6 October and 3 November 1944.
The unit wintered in the Nijmegen Salient and was again active in the Rhineland fighting in February 1945, and finished the war on German soil in May.
A 2nd Battalion served in the Reserve Army. A 3rd Battalion was raised for the Canadian Army Occupation Force.
[edit] Name
Citizens in Normandy were surprised to find that soldiers of the Chaudière spoke a type of French very close to that spoken in Normandy, but were puzzled by the regiment's name. In French, chaudière is the word for a water heater or boiler. The regiment was named for the Chaudière River, itself named for the "boiling" of a waterfall on the river.[1]
[edit] Régiment de la Chaudière museum
| Régiment de la Chaudière museum | |
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| Location | Lévis Armoury, 10 Arsenal Street, Lévis, QC G6V 4P7 Canada |
| Type | Regimental Museum |
The museum researches, collects, preserves and interprets as many artifacts as possible which illustrate the military life, particularly during the war in Europe, 1944-1945. The museum displays and describes arms, uniforms, equipment and customs of Le Régiment de la Chaudière from its founding and that of its antecedents.[2]
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Paul Mathieu, DSO, ED from Archives of Museum of Régiment de la Chaudière
[edit] Order of precedence
| Preceded by Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent |
Le Régiment de la Chaudière | Succeeded by 4e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Chateauguay) |
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