| 词条 | The Weyburn Regiment |
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|unit_name= The Weyburn Regiment |image= |caption= |dates= 1924 -1936 |country= Canada |allegiance= |branch= Canadian Army |type= Infantry Regiment |role= |size= |command_structure=Royal Canadian Infantry Corps |garrison= Weyburn, Saskatchewan |garrison_label= |nickname= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |battle_honours= See battle honours (below) |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= }} The Weyburn Regiment was a regiment created in 1924 from the reorganization of The South Saskatchewan Regiment. In 1936, the Weyburn Regiment was amalgamated with The Saskatchewan Border Regiment to reform the South Saskatchewan Regiment. HistoryOn March 15, 1920, the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles amalgamated with the 60th Rifles of Canada and was renamed the South Saskatchewan Regiment. In 1924, the South Saskatchewan Regiment was reorganized into: the Regina Rifles Regiment, the Assiniboia Regiment, the Weyburn Regiment, the Saskatchewan Border Regiment, and the South Saskatchewan Regiment. The South Saskatchewan Regiment was reorganized in 1936, with the amalgamation of the Weyburn Regiment and the Saskatchewan Border Regiment. The South Saskatchewan Regiment were reorganized for active duty in September 1936 as the South Saskatchewan Regiment, CASF which embarked for Europe on December 16, 1940. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt, their commanding officer, won the Victoria Cross for his leadership during the Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942. The South Saskatchewan Regiment served in Normandy from July 8, 1944 until the end of World War II, as a unit of the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. [1] Media
References1. ^{{cite book | author = Buchanan, G.B. | title = The March of the Prairie Men: A Story of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. | publisher = South Saskatchewan Regiment Association | year = 1958 | location = Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weyburn Regiment}}{{Canada-mil-hist-stub}} 4 : Former infantry regiments of Canada|Military units and formations established in 1924|1924 establishments in Saskatchewan|Weyburn |
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