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The 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: Battalion, Battle of Amiens (1918), Battle of Arras (1917), Battle of Cambrai (1918), Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line, Battle of Flers–Courcelette, Battle of Hill 70, Battle of Mont Sorrel, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of the Ancre Heights, Battle of the Canal du Nord, Battle of the Scarpe (1918), Battle of the Somme, Battle of Thiepval Ridge, Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Fort William, Ontario, Hindenburg Line, Hundred Days Offensive, Infantry, List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Moose Jaw, Port Arthur, Ontario, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Royal Regina Rifles, Saskatoon, Second Battle of the Somme, South Saskatchewan Regiment (1920–1924), Thunder Bay, Western Front (World War I), Winnipeg, World War I, 2nd Canadian Division.

  2. Military units and formations of Saskatchewan
  3. Royal Regina Rifles

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into a number of companies, each typically commanded by a major or a captain.

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Battle of Amiens (1918)

The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy (3ème Bataille de Picardie), was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War.

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Battle of Arras (1917)

The Battle of Arras (also known as the Second Battle of Arras) was a British offensive on the Western Front during the First World War.

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Battle of Cambrai (1918)

The Battle of Cambrai, 1918 (also known as the Second Battle of Cambrai) was fought between troops of the British First, Third and Fourth Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War.

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Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line

The Drocourt-Quéant Line (Wotan Stellung) was a set of mutually supporting defensive lines constructed by Germany between the French towns of Drocourt and Quéant during World War I. This defensive system was part of the northernmost section of the Hindenburg Line, a vast German defensive system that ran through northeastern France.

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Battle of Flers–Courcelette

The Battle of Flers–Courcelette (15 to 22 September 1916) was fought during the Battle of the Somme in France, by the French Sixth Army and the British Fourth Army and Reserve Army, against the German 1st Army, during the First World War.

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Battle of Hill 70

The Battle of Hill 70 took place in the First World War between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the German 6th Army.

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Battle of Mont Sorrel

The Battle of Mont Sorrel (Battle of Mount Sorrel) was a local operation in World War I by three divisions of the German 4th Army and three divisions of the British Second Army in the Ypres Salient, near Ypres in Belgium, from 2 to 13 June 1916.

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Battle of Passchendaele

The Third Battle of Ypres (Dritte Flandernschlacht; Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.

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Battle of the Ancre Heights

The Battle of the Ancre Heights (1 October – 11 November 1916), is the name given to the continuation of British attacks after the Battle of Thiepval Ridge from during the Battle of the Somme.

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Battle of the Canal du Nord

The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front.

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Battle of the Scarpe (1918)

The Battle of the Scarpe was a World War I battle that took place during the Hundred Days Offensive between 26 and 30 August 1918.

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Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme (Bataille de la Somme; Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a major battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire.

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Battle of Thiepval Ridge

The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first large offensive of the Reserve Army (Lieutenant General Hubert Gough), during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War.

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Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, during the First World War.

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Canadian Expeditionary Force

The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War.

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Fort William, Ontario

Fort William was a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior.

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Hindenburg Line

The Hindenburg Line (German: Siegfriedstellung, Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front in France during the First World War.

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Hundred Days Offensive

The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives that ended the First World War.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force

During the First World War, the Canadian Army authorized the formation of 260 infantry battalions to serve in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF and List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force are battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

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Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Port Arthur, Ontario

Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Superior.

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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina.

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Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Royal Regina Rifles

The Royal Regina Rifles is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF and Royal Regina Rifles are military units and formations of Saskatchewan.

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Saskatoon

Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Second Battle of the Somme

The Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought during the First World War on the Western Front from late August to early September, in the basin of the River Somme.

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South Saskatchewan Regiment (1920–1924)

The South Saskatchewan Regiment was a short-lived infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF and South Saskatchewan Regiment (1920–1924) are military units and formations of Saskatchewan and Royal Regina Rifles.

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Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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2nd Canadian Division

The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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See also

Military units and formations of Saskatchewan

Royal Regina Rifles

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Battalion_(Northwest),_CEF

Also known as 28th Battalion, CEF.