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Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is a [[Primary Reserve]] [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[Canadian Army]]. It is based in [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]], with a sub-unit in [[Granby, Quebec|Granby]].
[[File:Canadian Advance Falaise Ruins.jpg|thumb|left|Sherman tank of Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, Falaise 17 August 1944]]
'''Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke''' is a [[Primary Reserve]] [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[Canadian Forces]]. It is based in [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]], with a sub-unit in [[Granby, Quebec|Granby]].


==Badge==
==Armourial description==
A grenade with the Crown superimposed upon the ball within an [[annulet (heraldry)|annulet]] inscribed ''Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke'', surmounted by a beaver and super-imposed upon a maple leaf; the whole resting on a scroll inscribed ''Droit au but''.
A grenade with the Crown superimposed upon the ball within an [[annulet (heraldry)|annulet]] inscribed ''Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke'', surmounted by a beaver and super-imposed upon a maple leaf; the whole resting on a scroll inscribed ''Droit au but''.


==Lineage==
==Regimental names==
*1910: Raised as the '''54th Regiment (Carabiniers de Sherbrooke)'''
*Originated 1 April 1910 in Sherbrooke, Quebec as the 54th Regiment (Carabiniers de Sherbrooke)
*1920: '''Les Carabiniers de Sherbrooke'''
*Redesignated 29 March 1920 as Les Carabiniers de Sherbrooke
*Redesignated 15 January 1933 as Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
*1920: Reorganised into two battalions; 1st Battalion (Perpetuating [[163rd (Canadien-Français) Battalion, CEF]]) and 2nd (Reserve) Battalion
*1933: '''Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke'''
*Redesignated 7 November 1940 as Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke (Reserve)
*Redesignated 18 March 1942 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
*1940: Amalgamated with [[The Sherbrooke Regiment]], to form '''The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF'''
*Redesignated1 June 1945 as Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
*1945: Disbanded
*1946: '''Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke''' (Reconstituted as Militia)


==Common point of confusion==
===Common point of confusion===
Early in WWII the [[Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment]], later the spelling was changed to [[Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment]], was formed with men from Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke and [[The Sherbrooke Regiment]]. Its [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]] lineage, battle honours and [[armoured]] traditions are perpetuated by The Sherbrooke Hussars through The Sherbrooke Regiment. Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is an [[infantry]] regiment and shares the battle honours.
Early in WWII the [[Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment]], later the spelling was changed to [[Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment]], was formed with men from Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke and [[The Sherbrooke Regiment]]. Its [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]] lineage, battle honours and [[armoured]] traditions are perpetuated by The Sherbrooke Hussars through The Sherbrooke Regiment. Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is an [[infantry]] regiment and shares the battle honours.


The official [[Canadian Forces]] names must not be translated haphazardly. After GO 42/41 and GO 62/41, the name 'Fusiliers' changed from the plural to the singular 'Fusilier' form.<ref>http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/fs-eng.asp</ref> Therefore, only during 1940 was the regimental name plural. The following is copied from official Department of National Defence references (A-DH-267-000/AF-003, page 2-2-67) accessed 21 Jun 14:
The official [[Canadian Forces]] names must not be translated haphazardly. After GO 42/41 and GO 62/41, the name 'Fusiliers' changed from the plural to the singular 'Fusilier' form.<ref>http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/fs-eng.asp</ref> Therefore, only during 1940 was the regimental name plural. The following is copied from official Department of National Defence references (A-DH-267-000/AF-003, page 2-2-67) accessed 21 Jun 14:


==Perpetuations==
"The regiment, in conjunction with 'The Sherbrooke Regiment (Machine Gun)' (now 'The Sherbrooke Hussars'), mobilized 'The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF' for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated: '1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF' on 7 November 1940; '1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF' on 15 November 1940; and upon conversion to armour, '27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), CAC, CASF' on 26 January 1942; and '27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC, CASF' on 2 August 1945. The regiment served in Newfoundland on garrison duty from 13 August 1941 to 15 February 1942, and embarked for Great Britain on 27 October 1942. On D- Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France as part the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas regiment was disbanded on 15 February 1946."
===The Great War===
*[[163rd Battalion (French-Canadian), CEF]]


==Operational History==
The regiment subsequently mobilized the '1st Battalion, Les [[Fusiliers de Sherbrooke]], CASF' for active service on 18 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 7th Canadian Division and the 14th Infantry Brigade, 6th Canadian Division. On 10 January 1945, it embarked for Great Britain, where it was disbanded on 18 January 1945.
[[File:F_de_Sher_Camp_Flag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The camp flag of Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke.]]
===The Great War===
Details of the 54th Regiment "Carabiniers de Sherbrooke" were called out on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.


The [[163rd Battalion (French-Canadian), CEF]] was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Bermuda on 26 May 1916 for garrison duty. It sailed from Canada for Great Britain on 27 November 1916 where it was absorbed by the 10th Reserve Battalion, CEF, on 8 January 1917 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 15 September 1917.
==Battle honours==
In the list below, battle honours in small capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Battle honours in bold type are authorized to be emblazoned on regimental colours.


===The Second World War===
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
[[File:Canadian Advance Falaise Ruins.jpg|thumb|250px|Sherman tank of Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, Falaise 17 August 1944.]]Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, in conjunction with The Sherbrooke Regiment (Machine Gun) (now [[The Sherbrooke Hussars]]), mobilized The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignatedas the 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF on 7 November 1940 and as the 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF on 15 November 1940. The 1st Battalion was converted to an armoured regiment on 26 January 1942 and designated as the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), CAC, CASF. It was redesignated as the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945. The regiment served in Newfoundland on garrison duty from 13 August 1941 to 15 February 1942, and embarked for Great Britain on 27 October 1942. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France as part the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas regiment was disbanded on 15 February 1946.
First World War:

* {{smallcaps|'''Amiens'''}}
The regiment subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, CASF' for active service on 18 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, [[7th Canadian Division]] and the 14th Infantry Brigade, [[6th Canadian Division]]. On 10 January 1945, it embarked for Great Britain, where it was disbanded for reinforcements on 18 January 1945.
Second World War:

* {{smallcaps|'''Normandy Landing'''}}
===Afghanistan===
* '''Authie'''
The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.<ref>http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours</ref>
* {{smallcaps|'''Caen'''}}

* The Orne
==Battle Honours==
* {{smallcaps|'''Bourguébus Ridge'''}}
[[File:F_de_Sher_Colour.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The regimental colour of Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke.]]
* Faubourg de Vaucelles
In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours followed by a "+" are emblazoned on the regimental colour.<ref>Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.</ref>
* St. André-sur-Orne

* {{smallcaps|'''Falaise'''}}
===The Great War:===
* Falaise Road
*[[Battle of Amiens (1918)|{{smallcaps|Amiens}}]], 8–11 August 1918+
* Clair Tizon

* The Laison
===The Second World War===
* Antwerp–Turnhout Canal
* {{smallcaps|'''The Scheldt'''}}
*{{smallcaps|[[Normandy landing|NORMANDY LANDING]]}}+
*[[Operation_Perch|Authie]]+
* The Lower Maas
* {{smallcaps|'''The Rhineland'''}}
*{{smallcaps|[[Battle for Caen|CAEN]]}}+
*[[Second_Battle_of_the_Odon|The Orne]]
* The Hochwald
*{{smallcaps|[[Operation Charnwood|BOURGUÉBUS RIDGE]]}}+
* '''Xanten'''
*[[Operation Atlantic|Faubourg de Vaucelles]]
* {{smallcaps|'''The Rhine'''}}
*[[Operation Atlantic|St. André-sur-Orne]]
* Emmerich–Hoch Elten
*[[Falaise pocket|{{smallcaps|Falaise}}]]+
* '''Zutphen'''
*[[Falaise_Pocket|Falaise Road]]
* Deventer
*[[Falaise_Pocket| Clair Tizon]]
* {{smallcaps|North-West Europe, 1944–1945}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/fs-eng.asp|work=Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments|publisher=Directorate of History and Heritage|accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref>
*[[Operation_Tractable|The Laison]]
War in Afghanistan:
*Antwerp–Turnhout Canal
*[[Battle of the Scheldt|{{smallcaps|The Scheldt}}]]+
*[[Battle of the Scheldt|The Lower Maas]]
*[[Operation Veritable|{{smallcaps|The Rhineland}}]]+
*[[Operation Blockbuster|The Hochwald]]
*[[Operation_Blockbuster|Xanten]]+
*[[Operation Plunder|{{smallcaps|The Rhine}}]]+
*[[Emmerich am Rhein|Emmerich-Hoch Elten]]
*[[Liberation of Arnhem|Zutphen]]+
*[[Liberation of Arnhem||Deventer]]
*[[Western Front (World War II)|{{smallcaps|North-West Europe, 1944–1945}}]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/fs-eng.asp|work=Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments|publisher=Directorate of History and Heritage|accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref>

===Afghanistan===
* {{smallcaps|'''Afghanistan'''}}<ref>{{cite web|title=South-West Asia Theatre Honours|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref>
* {{smallcaps|'''Afghanistan'''}}<ref>{{cite web|title=South-West Asia Theatre Honours|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref>

}}
==Notable Personalities==
Canada's leading tank ace Maj. (later Brig.-Gen.) [[Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters|S.V. Radley-Walters]] served as the Officer Commanding C Squadron of the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC, CASF. He would later serve as the first Commanding Officer of the Regular Army [[8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), the Commandant of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School, Commander of 2 Combat Group at CFB Petawawa and Commander of the Combat Training Centre, Gagetown, NB.


==Alliances==
==Alliances==
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Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
The badge of Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke.
Active1910 - present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypePrimary Reserve infantry
Roleinfantry
SizeRegiment
Garrison/HQSherbrooke, Quebec, with a sub-unit in Granby
Motto(s)Droit au but
Decorations.

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, with a sub-unit in Granby.

Badge

A grenade with the Crown superimposed upon the ball within an annulet inscribed Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, surmounted by a beaver and super-imposed upon a maple leaf; the whole resting on a scroll inscribed Droit au but.

Lineage

  • Originated 1 April 1910 in Sherbrooke, Quebec as the 54th Regiment (Carabiniers de Sherbrooke)
  • Redesignated 29 March 1920 as Les Carabiniers de Sherbrooke
  • Redesignated 15 January 1933 as Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
  • Redesignated 7 November 1940 as Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke (Reserve)
  • Redesignated 18 March 1942 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
  • Redesignated1 June 1945 as Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

Common point of confusion

Early in WWII the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, later the spelling was changed to Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, was formed with men from Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke and The Sherbrooke Regiment. Its Royal Canadian Armoured Corps lineage, battle honours and armoured traditions are perpetuated by The Sherbrooke Hussars through The Sherbrooke Regiment. Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is an infantry regiment and shares the battle honours.

The official Canadian Forces names must not be translated haphazardly. After GO 42/41 and GO 62/41, the name 'Fusiliers' changed from the plural to the singular 'Fusilier' form.[1] Therefore, only during 1940 was the regimental name plural. The following is copied from official Department of National Defence references (A-DH-267-000/AF-003, page 2-2-67) accessed 21 Jun 14:

Perpetuations

The Great War

Operational History

The camp flag of Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke.

The Great War

Details of the 54th Regiment "Carabiniers de Sherbrooke" were called out on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.

The 163rd Battalion (French-Canadian), CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Bermuda on 26 May 1916 for garrison duty. It sailed from Canada for Great Britain on 27 November 1916 where it was absorbed by the 10th Reserve Battalion, CEF, on 8 January 1917 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 15 September 1917.

The Second World War

Sherman tank of Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, Falaise 17 August 1944.

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, in conjunction with The Sherbrooke Regiment (Machine Gun) (now The Sherbrooke Hussars), mobilized The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignatedas the 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF on 7 November 1940 and as the 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF on 15 November 1940. The 1st Battalion was converted to an armoured regiment on 26 January 1942 and designated as the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), CAC, CASF. It was redesignated as the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945. The regiment served in Newfoundland on garrison duty from 13 August 1941 to 15 February 1942, and embarked for Great Britain on 27 October 1942. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France as part the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, and it continued to fight in North West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas regiment was disbanded on 15 February 1946.

The regiment subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, CASF' for active service on 18 March 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 7th Canadian Division and the 14th Infantry Brigade, 6th Canadian Division. On 10 January 1945, it embarked for Great Britain, where it was disbanded for reinforcements on 18 January 1945.

Afghanistan

The regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20% of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.[2]

Battle Honours

The regimental colour of Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke.

In the list below, battle honours in capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. Those battle honours followed by a "+" are emblazoned on the regimental colour.[3]

The Great War:

The Second World War

Afghanistan

Notable Personalities

Canada's leading tank ace Maj. (later Brig.-Gen.) S.V. Radley-Walters served as the Officer Commanding C Squadron of the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC, CASF. He would later serve as the first Commanding Officer of the Regular Army [[8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), the Commandant of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School, Commander of 2 Combat Group at CFB Petawawa and Commander of the Combat Training Centre, Gagetown, NB.

Alliances

Armoury

Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image
Sherbrooke Armoury, 64 Belvédère street South 1908 Canada's Register of Historic Places; Recognized - 1991 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • Housing Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, this large centrally located building with a low-pitched gable roof, has a large, unobstructed drill hall space

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Regimental Museum

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Regimental Museum
Location64 Belvédère Street South Sherbrooke, Quebec Canada
TypeRegimental Museum

The museum promotes the military history of Sherbrooke and the military history of Canada. The museum exhibits materials that relate to the regiment`s history, from its inception to the present. The museum collects, preserves, and shows, documents, artifacts and photos which illustrate the military life of other regiments and units.[6]

See also

Order of precedence

Preceded by Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/fs-eng.asp
  2. ^ http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2014/05/09/south-west-asia-theatre-honours
  3. ^ Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  4. ^ "Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke". Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ "South-West Asia Theatre Honours". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03

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