Cyprus Regiment

Cyprus Regiment
Cyprus Regiment
	Cap badge of the Cyprus Regiment
Active	1940–1950
Disbanded	1950
Country	British Cyprus
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	30,000
Engagements	World War II Western Front Battle of France; ; Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre Battle of Greece; ; North African Campaign Operation Compass; ; Italian Campaign Allied Invasion of Italy; ; British Mandate ofPalestine

The Cyprus Regiment was a military unit of the British Army. Created by the British Government during World War II, it was made up of volunteers from the Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot, Armenian, Maronite and Latin inhabitants of Cyprus, but also included other Commonwealth nationalities.

The badge of the Cyprus Regiment was a shield charged with two lions passant guardant in pale and ensigned with the Imperial Crown and below the shield was a scroll bearing the title of the regiment.

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