| The South Saskatchewan Regiment | |
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| Active | Miltia July 3, 1905 – September 1, 1968; Supplementary Reserve September 1, 1968 – present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Army, Supplementary Reserve |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Nil strength |
| Garrison/HQ | Estevan, Saskatchewan |
| March | "Warwickshire Lads" |
| Battle honours | Arras, 1917; Hill 70; Dieppe; Bourguebus Ridge; St. André sur Orne; Falaise; Falaise Road; The Laison; Forêt de la Londe; Dunkirk, 1944; Antwerp–Turnhout Canal; The Scheldt; Woensdrecht; South Beveland; The Rhineland; The Hochwald; Xanten; The Rhine; Groningen; Oldenburg; North-West Europe 1942, 1944–45. |
The South Saskatchewan Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces formed in 1936 by the amalgamation of The Weyburn Regiment and The Saskatchewan Border Regiment. It was reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle (i.e., virtually disbanded) in 1968. They participated in the 1942 Dieppe Raid.
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The regiment traces its lineage to July 3, 1905, when an infantry regiment was authorized in the District of Assiniboia and the District of Saskatchewan, which later that year became the province of Saskatchewan. The regiment was eventually organized as the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles, in Regina. After the First World War the 95th merged with the 60th Rifles of Canada (in Moose Jaw) to become the South Saskatchewan Regiment, which expanded to five battalions with the creation of units in Weyburn (3rd Battalion), Moosomin (4th Battalion) and Estevan (5th Battalion).
In 1924, each of the battalions became a distinct regiment, and the name "South Saskatchewan Regiment" went out of use. In the 1936 reorganization of the Militia, the Weyburn Regiment and the Saskatchewan Border Regiment (in Estevan) re-amalgamated into a new South Saskatchewan Regiment.
During the Second World War, The South Saskatchewan Regiment participated in many major Canadian battles and operations, as part of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. The South Saskatchewan Regiment was a major combatant in the Dieppe Raid of 1942, Operation Atlantic, Operation Spring, Operation Totalize, Operation Tractable, and the recapture of Dieppe in 1944.
| 1905 | regiment of infantry authorized | ||||
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| 1907 | 95th Regiment | ||||
| 1909 | 95th Saskatchewan Rifles | ||||
| 1912 | 95th Saskatchewan Rifles | 105th Regiment | |||
| 1913 | 60th Rifles of Canada | ||||
| 1915 | 152nd "Overseas" Battalion, CEF | ||||
| 1916 | absorbed by 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF | ||||
| 1920 | 1st Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment | 2nd Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment | 3rd Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment | 4th Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment | 5th Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment |
| 1924 | The Regina Rifle Regiment | The South Saskatchewan Regiment | The Weyburn Regiment | The Assiniboia Regiment | The Saskatchewan Border Regiment |
| The King's Own Rifles of Canada | |||||
| 1936 | The South Saskatchewan Regiment | ||||
| 1939 | The South Saskatchewan Regiment, CASF | The South Saskatchewan Regiment | |||
| 1940 | 1st Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment, CASF | ||||
| 1941 | 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment | ||||
| 1945 | disbanded | The South Saskatchewan Regiment | |||
| 1968 | Supplementary Order of Battle | ||||
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The regiment was awarded the following battle honours:[1]
The regiment was formerly allied with these regiments, but these alliances automatically expired when the British regiments amalgamated with other regiments.
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