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Princess Anne, the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, inspects the troops to mark unit's 100th anniversary in Regina, on Sat. Jun. 2, 2007.

The Royal Regina Rifles

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Princess Anne, the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, inspects the troops to mark unit's 100th anniversary in Regina, on Sat. Jun. 2,

2007.

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The 1st Battalion, The Regina Rifle Regiment, Assault Landing at Courseulles, France, June

1944. Painting by O.N. Fisher, 1950.

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Infantrymen of the Regina Rifle Regiment keeping warm in the smoldering ruins of a house, Zyfflich, Germany, 9 February 1945.

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This monument is in memory of Canadian soldiers of the Regina Rifle Regiment, killed in the fighting

for the liberation of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse in June, 1944

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The Regina Rifle Regiment Monument, Courseulles-sur-Mer, 1989.

The monument to the right of the gateway, by the Canadian flag is that of The Regina Rifle Regiment.

The Regina assault companies had a hard struggle in clearing a succession of strong points in the eastern

half of Courseulles.

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Rifleman R.R. Schwabe mans a loophole in French barracks used by the Germans and

captured by the Regina Rifle Regiment. July 23, 1944, Vaucelles, France.

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth review the Regina Rifle Regiment, 1940s.

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