VE Day, Battle Honours for the Liberation of Europe

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The Battle Honours emblazoned on the Queen's Colours of The Royal Irish Regiment are amongst those awarded to our antecedent regiments for their actions from the Nazi invasion of North-West Europe in 1939 to the liberation of North-West Europe in 1945. Included, are actions in North Africa.

DYLEBattle Honour DYLE

StOMERLABASSEEBattle Honour ST OMER-LA-BASSEE

DUNKIRK1940Battle Honour DUNKIRK 1940

MALTA1940Battle Honour MALTA 1940

BOUARADABattle Honour BOU ARADA

DJEBELTANNGOUCHABattle Honour DJEBEL TANNGOUCHA

NORTH AFRICA1942-1943Battle Honour NORTH AFRICA 1942-43

CENTURIPEBattle Honour CENTURIPE

SICILY1943Battle Honour SICILY 1943

SANGROBattle Honour SANGRO

BHAnzioBattle Honour ANZIO

GARIGLIANOXINGBattle Honour GARIGLIANO CROSSING

CASSINOIIBattle Honour CASSINO II

NORMANDYLANDINGBattle Honour NORMANDY LANDING

CAENBattle Honour CAEN

ARGENTAGAPBattle Honour ARGENTA GAP

RHINEBattle Honour RHINE

ITALY1943-45Battle Honour ITALY 1943-45

BREMENBattle Honour BREMEN