Battle Honours of the Canadian Army

12e Régiment blindé du Canada

and

12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice)

Highlighted Battle Honours are approved for emblazonment on the Regimental Guidon. Capitalized Battle Honours indicate the name of a group of battles, actions or engagements. Where common names but separate year dates created a combined battle honour title authorized as a single name for emblazonment, both have been highlighted.

Wars and Operations	Battle Honour	Date	Remarks
First World War
The Advance in Picardy (8 Aug – 3 Sep, 1918)	Amiens	8-11 Aug 1918	Authorized for The Three Rivers Regiment (G.O. 71 of 1930)
Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY	LANDING IN SICILY	9-12 Jul 43	12 Regiment blinde du Canada was organized from the Le Régiment de Trois-Rivières (RCAC), which served in the Second World War as the 12th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment) (Tank).   Second World War battle honours authorized for Le Regiment de Trois Rivieres. (Supplement to Canadian Army Orders, Issue No. 634, 9 Feb 1959)
	Grammichele	15 Jul 43
	Piazza Armerina	16-17 Jul 43
	Valguarnera	17-19 Jul 43
	Agira	24-28 Jul 43
ADRANO	ADRANO	29 Jul – 7 Aug 43
	Troina Valley	2-6 Aug 43
SICILY 1943	SICILY 1943	9 Jul 43 – 17 Aug 43
	Termoli	3-6 Oct 43
	The Gully	10-19 Dec 43
	Ortona	20-28 Dec 43
CASSINO II	Cassino II	11-18 May 44
	Gustav Line	11-18 May 44
LIRI VALLEY	LIRI VALLEY	18-30 May 44
	Hitler Line	18-24 May 44
TRASIMENE LINE	TRASIMENE LINE	20-30 Jun 44
AREZZO	AREZZO	4-17 Jul 443
ADVANCE TO FLORENCE	ADVANCE TO FLORENCE
	Monte La Pieve	13-19 Oct 44
	Monte Spaduro	19-24 Oct 44
ITALY 1943-45	ITALY 1943-45	3 Sep 43 – 22 Apr 45
	Apeldoorn	11-17 Apr 45
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945	NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945

 

	12 Regiment blinde du Canada, through Le Régiment de Trois-Rivières (RCAC), perpetuates the 178th Battalion, C.E.F. This battalion saw no service in France as a unit, its troops being used as reinforcements to other battalions of the Canadian Corps. The 178th Bn, C.E.F. was authorized the battle honour "The Great War, 1917" in the Appendix to General Order No. 123 of 1929; BATTLE HONOURS awarded for the Great War, List No. 2
South-West Asia
South-West Asia	Afghanistan		Announced 9 May 2014

War of 1812 Honorary Distinction

War of 1812 Honorary Distinction (non-emblazonable) - In 2012 the Canadian Goverment decided to award the right of perpetuation of War of 1812 Honours to current units of the Canadian Army. The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada was awarded the non-emblazonable Honorary Distinction Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Défense de Canada in perpetuation of the actions of the following War of 1812 units of the pre-Confederation Militia:

• 8th Battalion, Select Embodied Militia
• Trois-Rivières Division (1812-15)

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Armour Corps Units:
Order of Precedence

1. RCD
2. LdSH
3. 12 RBC
4. GGHG
5. 8 CH
6. H R
7. Ont R
8. QY Rang
9. Sher H
10. 12 RBC (M)
11. 1H
12. PEIR
13. RCH
14. BCR
15. SALH
16. Sask D
17. KOCR
18. BCD
19. FGH
20. R de Hull
21. Windsor R