Le Régiment de la Chaudière

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Le Régiment de la Chaudière is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The regimental ensignia 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 perennis', with a small maple leaf on each end.

Le Régiment de la Chaudière was formed following the fusion of the Regiments of Dorchester and Beauce on the 15th of December, 1936. The regiment was sent to England in August 1941, but would see no action until the D-Day landings of June 1944. Le Régiment de la Chaudière came ashore at Bernières-sur-Mer after The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, surprising the locals who hadn't expected to find francophone troops in the liberating forces. It would be the only francophone unit to participate in Operation Overlord. The regiment also participated in actions which took place on the Breskens peninsula between the 6th of October and the 3rd of November 1944.

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Preceded by:
Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent		 Le Régiment de la Chaudière Succeeded by:
4e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Chateauguay)

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