Originally mobilized as an infantry unit in May 1940, the regiment was re-rolled into an armoured unit in 1942 to meet the Canadian Army's pressing need for tank regiments; they in Normandy on July 24�25, 1944, equipped with Sherman tanks; they fought through Northwest Europe until the end of the war, participating in the Battle of Normandy (including the Falaise/1944 engagements), the Battle of the Scheldt, and the push into the Rhineland and Germany; they suffered 101 personnel killed and 284 wounded during the war
WWII 1942 21st Cdn Tank Regiment Panoramic Photo
Originally mobilized as an infantry unit in May 1940, the regiment was re-rolled into an armoured unit in 1942 to meet the Canadian Army's pressing need for tank regiments; they in Normandy on July 24�25, 1944, equipped with Sherman tanks; they fought through Northwest Europe until the end of the war, participating in the Battle…