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The Royal Winnipeg Rifles



Armorial Description

A maltese Cross with a tablet above surmounted by the Crown; on the centre of the Cross a medallion edged by an annulus inscribed ROYAL WINNIPEG RIFLES; on the medallion a naked black devil running on a scroll bearing the regimental motto HOSTI ACIE NOMINATI; in the devil's right hand a trident and offering a chalice with his left; encircling the Cross a wreath of maple leaves within a spiral riband scroll inscribed with the battle honours which are placed in pairs one over the other on each visible turning of the scroll; the battle honours are as follows: on the tablet below the Crown, FISH CREEK and BATOCHE; on the dexter side of the wreath from the top downward, YPRES, 1915,'17 and MOUNT SORREL; VIMY 1917 and PASSCHENDAELE; DROCOURT-QUEANT and NORMANDY LANDING; CARPIQUET and CALAIS, 1944; LEOPOLD CANAL and THE RHINE; on the sinister side FESTUBERT, 1915 and SOMME, 1916; HILL 70 and AMIENS; CANAL DU NORD and PUTOT-EN-BESSIN; FALAISE and THE SCHELDT; MOYLAND WOOD and N.W. EUROPE, 1944-45; on the portion of the battle honour scroll on the base of the wreath NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885 and SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900.


Official Abbreviation: R Wpg Rif

Motto: Hosti Acie Nominati (Named by the enemy in battle)


Battle Honours (44)

Early History

    FISH CREEK
    NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
    BATOCHE
    SOUTH AFRICA, 1899,1900
First World War
    YPRES, 1915,'17
    Arleux
    Gravenstafel
    HILL 70
    St. Julien
    PASSCHENDAELE
    FESTUBERT, 1915
    AMIENS
    MOUNT SORREL
    Scarpe, 1918
    SOMME, 1916
    DROCOURT-QUEANT
    Thiepval
    Hindenburg Line
    Ancre Heights
    CANAL DU NORD
    Arras, 1917,18
    Pursuit to Mons
    VIMY, 1917
    France and Flanders, 1915-18
Second World War
    NORMANDY LANDING
    THE SCHELDT
    PUTOT-EN-BESSIN
    LEOPOLD CANAL
    Caen
    Breskens Pocket
    CARPIQUET
    The Rhineland
    The Orne
    Waal Flats
    Bourguebus Ridge
    MOYLAND WOOD
    FALAISE
    THE RHINE
    The Laison
    Emmerich-Hoch Elten
    The Seine, 1944
    Deventer
    CALAIS, 1944
    NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-45

Order of Precedence: 28
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To disrupt
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(Mission/task Verb) A tactical task or obstacle effect (that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort) that breaks apart an enemy's formation and tempo, interrupts the enemy's time table, causes premature commitment of forces, and/or splinters their attack.


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Today in Military History

December 22



1919:

The Air Board submits a memo to the Privy Council proposing to create the Canadian Air Force


1943:

VILLA GRANDE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Dec 43)


1944:

US troops under McAuliffe encircled at Bastogne refuse German surrender terms




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