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The Nova Scotia Highlanders

The Nova Scotia Highlanders (NSH) is a reserve Infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces that participated in the South African War (1899-1902), World War I and World War II. The regiment is composed of two separate units, officially designated as the 1st Battalion, The Nova Scota Highlanders (North) and 2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton), both of which are part of 36 Canadian Brigade Group of the Land Force Atlantic Area.

The regiment participated in many operations, such as Vimy, the Hindenburg Line in World War I and the Normandy landing, Boulogne, and the Gothic Line in World War II.








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