Garrison Regiment No 2, Portuguese Army

GARRISON REGIMENT NO 2, PORTUGUESE ARMY

Official blazon
Portuguese	Armas: • Escudo de vermelho, uma besta e uma granada flamejante, tudo de ouro, uma sobre a outra, flanqueado de prata, quatro faixas ondadas de verde; • Elmo militar de prata, forrado de vermelho, a três quartos para a dextra; • Correia vermelha perfilada de ouro; • Paquife e virol de vermelho e de ouro; • Timbre: uma Fénix de prata em sua fogueira de imortalidade de vermelho; • Divisa: num listel de prata, ondulado, sotoposto ao escudo, em letras de negro, maiúsculas, de estilo elzevir «POVCOS QVANTO FORTES».
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The Red Colour symbolies the Uniforms of the Rifle Battalion No 11. The Crossbow symbolises the Ponta Delgada Infantry Regiment and the Grenade the Garrison Artillery Group No 1. The Traditions of these former Unit are kept by the Garrison Regiment No 2. The Wavy posts symbolise the Waters surrounding the Isle of São Miguel. The Crest symbolises the rebirth of the Ponta Delgada Infantry Regiment and the Garrison Artillery Group No 1 in the Garrison Regiment No 2.

Literature: Image from Dictionario de Heraldica on Facebook. Blazon from https://www.exercito.pt/

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