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Wars & Campaigns |
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►Boer
War
►First
World War
►►Western
Front
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Warfare: 1914-1916
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Offensive: 1916
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Offensives: 1917
►►►German
Offensive: 1918
►►►Advance
to Victory: 1918
►►Siberia
►Second
World War
►►War
Against Japan
►►Italian
Campaign
►►►Sicily
►►►Southern
Italy
►►►The
Sangro
►►►Battles
of the FSSF
►►►Cassino
►►►Liri
Valley
►►►Advance
to Florence
►►►Gothic
Line
►►►Winter
Lines
►►North-West
Europe
►►►Normandy
►►►Channel
Ports
►►►Scheldt
►►►Nijmegen
Salient
►►►Rhineland
►►►Final
Phase
►Korean
War
►Cold
War
►Gulf
War |
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Operations |
►GAUNTLET
Aug 1941
►HUSKY
Jul 1943
►OVERLORD
Jun 1944
►VERITABLE
Feb 1945 |
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Battle Honours |
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First World War
Western Front
Trench Warfare: 1914-1916
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►Ypres,
1915 |
22
Apr-25 May 15 |
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►Gravenstafel |
22-23 Apr 15 |
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►St. Julien |
24
Apr-4 May 15 |
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►Frezenberg |
8-13 May 15 |
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►Bellewaarde |
24-25 May 15 |
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►Festubert, 1915 |
15-25 May 15 |
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►Loos |
25
Sep- 8 Oct 15 |
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►Mount Sorrel |
2-13 Jun 15 |
Allied Offensive: 1916
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►Somme, 1916 |
1
Jul-18 Nov 16 |
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►Albert |
.1-13
Jul 16 |
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►Razentin |
.14-17
Jul 16 |
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►Pozieres |
.23
Jul-3 Sep 16 |
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►Guillemont |
.3-6
Sep 16 |
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►Ginchy |
.9
Sep 16 |
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►Flers-Courcelette |
.15-22
Sep 16 |
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►Thiepval |
.26-29
Sep 16 |
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►Le Transloy |
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1-18 Oct 16 |
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►Ancre Heights |
1
Oct-11 Nov 16 |
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►Ancre, 1916 |
13-18 Nov 16 |
Allied
Offensives: 1917
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►Arras 1917 |
8
Apr-4 May 17 |
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►Vimy, 1917 |
.9-14
Apr 17 |
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►Arleux |
28-29 Apr 17 |
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►Scarpe, 1917 |
.3-4
May17 |
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►Hill 70 |
.15-25
Aug 17 |
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►Messines, 1917 |
.7-14
Jun 17 |
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►Ypres, 1917 |
..31
Jul-10 Nov 17 |
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►Pilckem |
31
Jul-2 Aug 17 |
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►Langemarck, 1917 |
.16-18
Aug 17 |
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►Menin Road |
.20-25
Sep 17 |
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►Polygon Wood |
26
Sep-3 Oct 17 |
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►Broodseinde |
.4
Oct 17 |
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►Poelcapelle |
.9
Oct 17 |
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►Passchendaele |
.12
Oct 17 |
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►Cambrai, 1917 |
20
Nov-3 Dec 17 |
German Offensive: 1918
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►Somme, 1918 |
.21
Mar-5 Apr 18 |
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►St. Quentin |
.21-23
Mar 18 |
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►Bapaume, 1918 |
.24-25
Mar 18 |
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►Rosieres |
.26-27
Mar 18 |
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►Avre |
.4
Apr 18 |
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►Lys |
.9-29
Apr 18 |
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►Estaires |
.9-11
Apr 18 |
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►Messines, 1918 |
.10-11
Apr 18 |
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►Bailleul |
.13-15
Apr 18 |
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►Kemmel |
.17-19
Apr 18 |
Advance to Victory: 1918
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►Arras, 1918 |
.26
Aug-3 Sep 18 |
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►Scarpe, 1918 |
26-30 Aug 18. |
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►Drocourt-Queant |
.2-3
Sep 18 |
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►Hindenburg Line |
.12
Sep-9 Oct 18 |
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►Canal du Nord |
.27
Sep-2 Oct 18 |
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►St. Quentin Canal |
.29
Sep-2 Oct 18 |
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►Epehy |
3-5
Oct 18 |
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►Ypres, 1918 |
.8-9
Oct 18 |
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►Valenciennes |
.1-2
Nov 18 |
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►Sambre |
.4
Nov 18 |
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►Pursuit to Mons |
.28 Sep-11Nov |
Second World War
War Against Japan
South-East Asia
Italian Campaign
Battle of Sicily
Southern
Italy
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►Motta
Montecorvino |
1-3 Oct 43 |
The Sangro
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►The Sangro |
19
Nov-3 Dec 43 |
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►Castel
di Sangro |
.23-24
Nov 43 |
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►The
Moro |
.5-7
Dec 43 |
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►San
Leonardo |
..8-9
Dec 43 |
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►The
Gully |
..10-19
Dec 43 |
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►Casa
Berardi |
..14-15
Dec 43 |
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►Ortona |
20-28 Dec 43 |
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►Villa Grande |
122-28 Dec 43 |
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►San
Nicola-San |
.31
Dec 43 |
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Tommaso |
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►Point
59/ |
.29
Dev 43- |
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Torre
Mucchia |
.4
Jan 44 |
Battles of the FSSF
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►Monte
Camino |
.5
Nov-9 Dec 43 |
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►Monte
la Difensa- |
.2-8
Dec 43 |
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Monte la Remetanea |
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►Monte
Majo |
3-8 Jan
44. |
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►Hill 720 |
25 Dec
43 |
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►Radicosa |
4 Jan
44 |
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►Monte Vischiataro |
8 Jan
44 |
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►Anzio |
22
Jan-22 May 44 |
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►Rome |
.22
May-4 Jun 44 |
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►Advance
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.22
May-22 Jun 44 |
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to the Tiber |
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►Monte Arrestino |
25
May 44 |
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►Rocca Massima |
27
May 44 |
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►Colle Ferro |
2
Jun 44 |
Cassino
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►Cassino II |
11-18
May 44 |
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►Gustav Line |
11-18
May 44 |
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►Sant' Angelo in
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13
May 44 |
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Teodice |
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►Pignataro |
14-15 May 44 |
Liri Valley
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►Liri Valley |
18-30
May 44 |
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►Hitler Line |
18-24 May 44 |
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►Melfa Crossing |
24-25 May 44 |
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►Torrice Crossroads |
30
May 44 |
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►Trasimene Line |
20-30 Jun 44 |
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►Sanfatucchio |
20-21 Jun 44 |
Advance to Florence
Gothic Line
Winter Lines
Northwest Europe
Battle of Normandy
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►Verrières Ridge-Tilly-- |
25 Jul 44 |
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►Quesnay Road |
10-11 Aug 44 |
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►St. Lambert-sur- |
19-22 Aug 44 |
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►Dives Crossing |
17-20 Aug 44 |
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►Forêt
de la Londe |
27-29 Aug 44 |
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►The Seine, 1944 |
25-28 Aug 44 |
Southern France
| ►Southern
France |
15-28
Aug 44 |
Channel Ports
The Scheldt
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►The Scheldt |
1 Oct-8 Nov 44 |
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►Leopold
Canal |
6-16
Oct-44 |
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►Savojaards Platt |
9-10
Oct 44 |
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►Breskens Pocket |
11 Oct
-3 Nov 44 |
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►Woensdrecht |
1-27
Oct 44 |
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►The Lower Maas |
20 Oct
-7 Nov 44 |
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►South Beveland |
24-31
Oct 44 |
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►Walcheren |
31 Oct
-4 Nov 44 |
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Causeway |
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Nijmegen Salient
Rhineland
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►The
Reichswald |
8-13 Feb 45 |
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►Waal
Flats |
8-15 Feb 45 |
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►Moyland
Wood |
14-21 Feb 45 |
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►Goch-Calcar
Road |
19-21 Feb 45 |
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►The
Hochwald |
26
Feb- |
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4
Mar 45 |
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►Veen |
6-10 Mar 45 |
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►Xanten |
8-9
Mar 45 |
Final Phase
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►The Rhine |
23
Mar-1 Apr 45 |
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►Emmerich-Hoch
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28
Mar-1 Apr 45 |
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Elten |
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►Twente Canal |
2-4 Apr
45 |
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►Zutphen |
6-8 Apr
45 |
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►Deventer |
8-11
Apr 45 |
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►Apeldoorn |
11-17
Apr 45 |
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►Arnhem,
1945 |
12-14
Apr 45 |
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►Groningen |
13-16
Apr 45 |
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►Friesoythe |
14 Apr
45 |
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►Ijselmeer |
15-18
Apr 45 |
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►Küsten Canal |
17-24
Apr 45 |
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►Wagenborgen |
21-23
Apr 45 |
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►Delfzijl Pocket |
23
Apr-2 May 45 |
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►Leer |
28-29
Apr 45 |
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►Bad Zwischen |
23
Apr-4 May 45 |
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►Oldenburg |
27
Apr-5 May 45 |
Korean War
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Domestic Missions |
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►FLQ
Crisis |
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International
Missions |
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►ICCS
Vietnam 1973
►MFO
Sinai 1986- |
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Peacekeeping |
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►UNTEA |
W. N. Guinea 1963-1964 |
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►ONUCA |
C. America
1989-1992 |
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►UNTAC |
Cambodia
1992-1993 |
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►UNMOP |
Prevlaka
1996-2001 |
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Exercises |
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Troina Valley
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Troina Valley
was a Battle Honour granted to Canadian regiments that fought in
this region during the Battle of Sicily, a phase of the Italian
Campaign during the Second World War.
Background
As the US 7th Army advanced east along
the northern coast of Sicily towards Messina, the 8th Army was able
to resume a northward advance on the east coast. In the centre of
the island, British XXX Corps was tasked to take Regalbuto,
Centuripe and Adrano. The 3rd Brigade was temporarily assigned to
the British 78th Division for their drive on Centuripe, and fought a
successful action at Catenanuova on 29-30 July, and then at
Centuripe. The Germans, having lost Regalbuto and Centuripe to their
rear, quickly withdrew to avoid being encircled. By 2 August the
stage was set for the advance to Adrano.
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The Battle
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The 2nd Canadian
Brigade began the advance to Adrano along the dry river bed of
the Salso River. As usual, rough terrain and strong defences
hindered the advance. In particular, three major positions
barred the Canadians - Hill 736, Monte Revisotto and Monte
Seggio. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment fought through especially
rigorous terrain, cut off from the rest of the division and
reliant on pack mules for supplies. Reaching Hill 736, they
faced a well-entrenched defence in company strength, over which
300 yards of open ground had to be crossed. An attack was
mounted with adequate covering fire, and only a small number of
German survivors managed to flee.
With Centuripe
and Hill 736 in Allied hands, the British 78th Division was
ordered to advance on Route 121 to take Adrano; the Canadians
continued their drive along the dry Salso to Monte Revisotto and
Monte Seggio. |
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Taking a
page from the German book on forming ad hoc Kampfgruppen for
specific tasks, (Divisional Commander) Simonds organized his
own battle group of Three Rivers tanks, Seaforth infantry,
PLDG Scout Cars and supporting SP and anti-tank guns all
under Lt Col L. Booth. On 5 August Booth's force drove
rapidly down the Salso Valley to the high ground overlooking
the flowing Simeto River. By 1100 hrs the Canadians' wild
rush had carried them onto their objective which was held by
the seasoned 3rd Paratroops. At a cost of 45 casualties the
Canadians captured the position...1
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Monte Revisotto fell to The Loyal Edmonton
Regiment the next day, while PPCLI took Monte Seggio even after losing
track of their companies during the night approach. The 3rd Brigade then
sent the Royal 22e Regiment to grab a bridgehead over the Simeto River.
The 78th Division captured Adrano and marked the end of major fighting
in the campaign for the Canadians.
Aftermath
The Canadians found themselves "squeezed out" of the battle line now, as
the British 78th Division moved northeast onto the lower heights of
Mount Etna, and the US 7th Army drove eastward from Troina. Troina
itself proved to be the toughest battle of the Sicilian campaign for the
US Army, where the Germans had stalled two US divisions. The fall of
Adrano and the clearing of the Salso forced German General Hube to
reconsider his position; he feared a Canadian drive north down the
Adrano-Troina road, and prompted him to withdraw his units.
Infantrymen of the
48th Highlanders of Canada on the march to Adrano, 18 August 1943.
LAC photo
Battle Honours
The following Canadian units were awarded the Battle Honour "Troina
Valley" for
participation in these actions:
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade
1st Canadian Division
2nd Canadian Brigade
Notes
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McKay, A. Donald Gaudeamus Igitur
"Therefore Rejoice" (Bunker to Bunker Books, Calgary, AB, 2005)
ISBN 1894255534 p.63
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