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Cap badge of the Infantry Branch |
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| Active | 1942– |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Forces personnel branch |
| Type | "Infantry Branch" |
| Motto | Ducimus Latin "We Lead" |
| Colors | "Red and White" |
| March | "The Canadian Infantryman" |
| Anniversaries | "Founded 02 September 1942" |
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The Infantry Branch is the organisation to which all Canadian infantry regiments belong. This was originally named "Canadian Infantry Corps".
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. The corps was granted its "royal" designation in 1947 and was designated Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 30 April 1947 to be redesignated The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 22 March 1948 and revert back to Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 17 February 1964. [1]
The badge of the Infantry Branch consists of Argent three maple leaves conjoined on one stem within an annulus Gules fimbriated and inscribed INFANTRY • INFANTERIE in letters Or, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown proper set above a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable and surmounted by two rifles in saltire Or. The three maple leaves conjoined on one stem, taken from the Royal Arms of Canada, represent service to Canada, and the Crown, service to the Sovereign. The crossed rifles denote infantry and have been used in badges of infantry units as well as of the officer cadet programme. Red and white are Canada's national colours. "INFANTRY" and "INFANTERIE" are a form of the bilingual branch title and "DUCIMUS“ is the motto of the branch.
With integration of the Canadian Forces it became Infantry Branch, Canadian Forces 27 August 1971. Today, the administration and training of both the regular and reserve infantry that form part of the Canadian Army is the responsibility of the Infantry School, which runs officer classification courses as well as NCO and Warrant Officer trades training at CFB Gagetown.
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Note: each regular force regiment retains a parachute company in its respective 3rd battalion.
Following the end of the Second World War, the infantry was expanded to meet Canada's global responsibilities as part of NATO, which saw a number of new and existing regiments become part of the regular infantry:
| Preceded by Communications and Electronics Branch |
Infantry Branch | Succeeded by Air Operations Branch |
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