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The '''Régiment de la Chaudière''' is a [[Primary Reserve]] [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[Canadian Forces]].
The '''Régiment de la Chaudière''' is a [[Primary Reserve]] [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[Canadian Army]]. It is part of the '''[[2nd Canadian Division]]''''s '''35 Canadian Brigade Group''' and is headquartered at Lévis, Quebec.


==Insignia==
==INSIGNIA==
The regimental insignia consists of two crossed [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers]] 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 regimental insignia consists of two crossed [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers]] 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.

==LINEAGE==
Le Régiment de la Chaudière originated in Saint-Anselme, Quebec, on 9 April 1869, as '''The Provisional Battalion of "Dorchester"'''. It was redesignated as the '''92nd "Dorchester" Battalion of Infantry''' on 12 June 1885. On 1 August 1899, it was amalgamated with the '''23rd "Beauce" Battalion of Infantry''' but retained the same designation. It was redesignated as the '''92nd Dorchester Regiment''' on 8 May 1900; as '''Le Régiment de Dorchester''' on 29 March 1920; as '''The Beauce Regiment''' on 15 March 1921; as '''Le Régiment de Beauce''' on 1 May 1921; and as '''Le Régiment de Dorchester et Beauce''' on 1 February 1932. On 15 December 1936, it amalgamated with the '''5th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC''' and was redesignated as '''Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses)'''. It was redesignated as the '''2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses)''' on 7 November 1940; as the '''2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de la Chaudière''' on 1 April 1941; and as '''Le Régiment de la Chaudière''' on 24 April 1946. On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with '''Le Régiment de Lévis''' but retained the same designation.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

The '''23rd "Beauce" Battalion of Infantry''' originated in Sainte-Marie, Québec, on 9 April 1869. On 1 August 1899, it was amalgamated with the 92nd Dorchester Battalion of Infantry.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

'''Le Régiment de Lévis''' originated in Lévis, Quebec, on 1 December 1902, as the '''17th Regiment of Infantry'''. It was
redesignated as Le Régiment de Lévis on 29 March 1920; as the '''2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de Lévis''' on 12 May 1942; and as 'Le Régiment de Lévis' on 7 November 1945. On 1 September 1954, it amalgamated with Le Régiment de la Chaudière.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

The '''5th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC''' originated in Quebec City, Quebec, on 1 June 1919, as the '''5th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC'''. It was redesignated as the '5th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC' on 15 September 1924. On 15 December 1936, it amalgamated with Le Régiment de Dorchester et Beauce.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>

==PERPETUATIONS==
===The War of 1812===
*'''1st Battalion, Select Embodied Militia'''
*'''Dorchester Provincial Light Dragoons'''
*'''1st Lotbinière Division'''


==History==
==History==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/rdechaud/qg-hq/index-eng.aspx Web site of Le Régiment de la Chaudière]
*[http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/regiment-chaudiere/index.page? Web site of Le Régiment de la Chaudière]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/junobeach/juno-4-3.htm Juno Beach - Le Régiment de la Chaudière on D-Day]
*[http://www.members.shaw.ca/junobeach/juno-4-3.htm Juno Beach - Le Régiment de la Chaudière on D-Day]


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Revision as of 14:00, 9 June 2014

Le Régiment de la Chaudière
File:R de Chaud Badge.jpg
The badge of Le Régiment de la Chaudière
Active1869–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypePrimary Reserve infantry regiment
RoleInfantry
Garrison/HQLévis, Quebec
Motto(s)Latin: Aere perennius (Stronger than bronze)
Insignia
Regimental badgeTwo crossed machine guns, surmounted by a beaver supporting a fleur-de-lys. Under this is a scroll inscribed with the device [Aere perennius] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) 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 Army. It is part of the 2nd Canadian Division's 35 Canadian Brigade Group and is headquartered at Lévis, Quebec.

INSIGNIA

The regimental insignia consists of two crossed Vickers 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.

LINEAGE

Le Régiment de la Chaudière originated in Saint-Anselme, Quebec, on 9 April 1869, as The Provisional Battalion of "Dorchester". It was redesignated as the 92nd "Dorchester" Battalion of Infantry on 12 June 1885. On 1 August 1899, it was amalgamated with the 23rd "Beauce" Battalion of Infantry but retained the same designation. It was redesignated as the 92nd Dorchester Regiment on 8 May 1900; as Le Régiment de Dorchester on 29 March 1920; as The Beauce Regiment on 15 March 1921; as Le Régiment de Beauce on 1 May 1921; and as Le Régiment de Dorchester et Beauce on 1 February 1932. On 15 December 1936, it amalgamated with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC and was redesignated as Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses). It was redesignated as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses) on 7 November 1940; as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de la Chaudière on 1 April 1941; and as Le Régiment de la Chaudière on 24 April 1946. On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with Le Régiment de Lévis but retained the same designation.[1]

The 23rd "Beauce" Battalion of Infantry originated in Sainte-Marie, Québec, on 9 April 1869. On 1 August 1899, it was amalgamated with the 92nd Dorchester Battalion of Infantry.[2]

Le Régiment de Lévis originated in Lévis, Quebec, on 1 December 1902, as the 17th Regiment of Infantry. It was redesignated as Le Régiment de Lévis on 29 March 1920; as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Le Régiment de Lévis on 12 May 1942; and as 'Le Régiment de Lévis' on 7 November 1945. On 1 September 1954, it amalgamated with Le Régiment de la Chaudière.[3]

The 5th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC originated in Quebec City, Quebec, on 1 June 1919, as the 5th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC. It was redesignated as the '5th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC' on 15 September 1924. On 15 December 1936, it amalgamated with Le Régiment de Dorchester et Beauce.[4]

PERPETUATIONS

The War of 1812

  • 1st Battalion, Select Embodied Militia
  • Dorchester Provincial Light Dragoons
  • 1st Lotbinière Division

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 current regiment also perpetuates the 1st Battalion, Select Embodied Militia that served during the War of 1812).

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, and the only French speaking unit that day along with the Free-French Commando Kieffer.

The regiment participated in the Battle for Caen, suffering several casualties in the fight at Carpiquet airfield on 4 July 1944.

Grave of Sgt Léo Major

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.

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.[5]

Régiment de la Chaudière museum

Régiment de la Chaudière museum
LocationLévis Armoury, 10 Arsenal Street, Lévis, QC G6V 4P7 Canada
TypeRegimental 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.[6]

  • Paul Mathieu, DSO, ED from Archives of Museum of Régiment de la Chaudière
    Paul Mathieu, DSO, ED from Archives of Museum of Régiment de la Chaudière

Order of precedence

Preceded by Le Régiment de la Chaudière Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  2. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  3. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  4. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  5. ^ Canada in the Second World War (Reader's Digest, 1958)
  6. ^ A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03
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