The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is a Canadian Forces Flag The Canadian Armed Forces (Fr. Forces armées canadiennes), also referred to as the Canadian Forces or CF (Fr. Forces canadiennes or FC), refers to the combined branches of the military forces of Canada, these being Canadas army, navy, and air force. The Canadian Forces are... Canadian Forces armoured regiment based in Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km west of Quebec City. CFB Valcartier was originally erected as a military camp in August of 1914 as part of the mobilization of a Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of the Great War. Due to its proximity to the port of... CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547.63 sq. km. Population  - City (2001)  - Canadian CD Rank  - Canadian Municipal Rank  - Density 507,986 Ranked 10th Ranked 9th 927.6/km² Time zone Eastern: UTC-5 Latitude Longitude 46°48 N... Quebec City.

Its origins are in The Three Rivers Regiment, a militia (Reserve Force) regiment based in Trois-Rivières, a town halfway between This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. City motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Location in the province of Quebec Area 500.05 km² (310 mi²) Population  - City (2001)  - Canadian CD Rank  - Canadian Municipal Rank  - Density... Montreal and Quebec. The Three Rivers Regiment became the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada in the 1960s, a new Regular Force regiment being created in Valcartier, while a militia unit was left in Trois-Rivières under the name 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice). The number in the regimental title commemorates The Three Rivers Regiment's title during the Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... Second World War: 12th Armoured Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment). The Canadian Army traditionally avoided having city or region names in the titles of its Regular Force regiments; this was likely the reason for the 1960s name change.

The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is called "twelve R-B-C" for short, and affectionately known as the "Twelve Rubber Boot Company" by anglophones in the Canadian Forces.

The regular force regiment comprises four squadrons. B Squadron is equipped with The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. The original Leopard was a fairly conventional design armed with a German-built version of the... Leopard tanks, and D Squadron is a reconnaissance squadron.

External links

• 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (http://www.12rbc.ca/) - official site (French language)