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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers), Canadian Army



   The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment was formed as an infantry unit in 1940. In 1942 it was converted to an armoured regiment and renamed 27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment) and joined 4th Armoured Brigade. They later transferred to the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and saw action in Normandy and across Western Europe.

 

1st Jun 1944 Waterproofing

1st Jun 1944 Preparations

2nd Jun 1944 Preparations

2nd Jun 1944 Preparations

3rd Jun 1944 On the Move

3rd Jun 1944 Preparations

4th Jun 1944 Balloons

4th Jun 1944 Forming up

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

5th Jun 1944 Maps

5th Jun 1944 Orders

5th Jun 1944 Delay

6th Jun 1944 Landings

6th Jun 1944 Delay

6th Jun 1944 Landings

7th Jun 1944 In Action

7th Jun 1944 Advance

7th Jun 1944 Delay

8th Jun 1944 Reliefs

8th June 1944 In Action

9th Jun 1944 In Action

9th June 1944 Tanks

9th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting

10th Jun 1944 Attack Made

10th June 1944 Orders

11th Jun 1944 Enemy Guns

11th June 1944 In Action

12th Jun 1944 At Rest

13th Jun 1944 Rations

14th Jun 1944 Lessons Learned

15th Jun 1944 Shelling

16th Jun 1944 Conference

17th Jun 1944 Camouflage

18th Jun 1944 Reliefs

19th Jun 1944 Poor Weather

20th Jun 1944 On the Move

20th Jun 1944 Reliefs

21st Jun 1944 Shelling

22nd Jun 1944 Shelling

23rd Jun 1944 Arrivals

24th Jun 1944 Orders

25th Jun 1944 Orders

26th Jun 1944 Equipment

27th Jun 1944 Much Rain

28th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition

29th Jun 1944 Stand to

30th Jun 1944 Enemy Aircraft

1st July 1944 Rum

4th July 1944 Diversion

5th July 1944 Quiet

8th July 1944 In Action

9th July 1944 Advance

10th July 1944 Quiet

11th July 1944 Refitting

20th Sep 1944 On the Move

21st Sep 1944 Instructions Issued

22nd Sep 1944 Instructions Issued

23rd Sep 1944 Entertainment

1st Oct 1944 Orders

1st Oct 1944 In Action

2nd Oct 1944 Orders

2nd Oct 1944 Situation

3rd Oct 1944 Orders

3rd Oct 1944 Support


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Those known to have served with

27th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers), Canadian Army

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Brown Walter L.. H/Capt. (d.6th June 1944)

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