North-West Europe 1942 (battle honour)
North-West Europe 1942 was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Canadian armies that took part in one or more of the following operations in the Second World War:[1]
- Operation Biting
- St Nazaire Raid
- Operation Myrmidon
- Operation Abercrombie
- Operation Frankton
- Dieppe Raid
List of units
The following units were awarded the battle honour:
Canadian regiments
- The Toronto Scottish Regiment[2]
- The Royal Regiment of Canada[2]
- The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry[2]
- The Essex Scottish Regiment[2]
- Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal[2]
- The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada[2]
- The South Saskatchewan Regiment[2]
- 14th Canadian Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)[2]
British regiments
- Parachute Regiment[3]
- Army Commandos (1942–1944)[4]
References
- ^ T.F. Mills North West Europe (French Coast Raids) 1940-1942 (archive of Regiments.org page)
- ^ a b c d e f g h North-West Europe, canadiansoldiers.com, retrieved and archived 21 July 2019.
- ^ Battle Honours, Airborne Assault: ParaData, accessed 21 July 2019 and archived 29 June 2019.
- ^ Major James Dunning, A brief history of the Army Commandos (1939-1945), accessed and archived 22 July 2019.