R Wpg Rif

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R Wpg Rif is the common abbreviation for the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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instanceOf Canadian Army Reserve unit
Canadian Army Reserve unit
infantry regiment
infantry regiment
abbreviationOf Royal Winnipeg Rifles
affiliation Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
alliance Commonwealth of Nations
basedIn Winnipeg, Manitoba
battleHonour First World War
linked to: World War I

Juno Beach
Normandy 1944
linked to: D-Day

North West Rebellion
North-West Europe 1944–1945
Second World War
linked to: World War II

South African War
linked to: Second Boer War
branch Canadian Army Reserve
country Canada
garrison Minto Armoury
Winnipeg, Manitoba
hasAbbreviation R Wpg Rif
RWR
hasCapBadge Royal Winnipeg Rifles cap badge
hasCeremonialChief colonel-in-chief of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles
hasDressColour rifle green
hasHeaddress rifle green beret
hasMarch Pride of the Rifles
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasRegimentalBand Band of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles
hasRegimentalColour Royal Winnipeg Rifles regimental colour
hasRegimentalMuseum Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum
hasRole light infantry
reserve force training
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Manitoba
locatedInCountry Canada
militaryBranch Primary Reserve
motto Hosti acie nominati
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Named by the enemy
nickname Little Black Devils
notableEngagement Battle of Amiens
Battle of Batoche
Battle of Fish Creek
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of the Scheldt
partOf Canadian Army
regimentalMuseumLocation Minto Armoury, Winnipeg
linked to: Minto Armoury
type line infantry

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Royal Winnipeg Rifles hasAbbreviation R Wpg Rif
subject linked to: R Wpg Rif