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1st Marine Infantry Regiment

The 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 1 régiment d'infanterie de marine, 1 RIMa) is a French regiment heir of the colonial infantry. The regiment is one of the quatre vieux regiments of the Troupes de Marine, with the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment 2 RIMa, the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment 3 RIMa, as well the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment 4 RIMa (dissolved in 1998). Along with the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1 RAMa and the 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment 2 RAMa, the 1st Marine formed the Blue Division. The 1 RIMa is a light armoured unit, since 1986, alike with the régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine RICM.

Creating and different nominations

Heir to the Compagnie Ordinaire de la Mer created in 1622 by Richelieu, the 1 RIMa was created by a Royal Decree in 1822 at the corps of the French Naval Ministry (French: Ministère de la Marine). This regiment was part of the Quatre Grands of the marine infantry which held garrison in the military ports ready to embark: the Grand Un, le Grand Deux, the Grand Trois and the Grand Quatre.

Designated as the 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment 1 RIC in 1900 at the creation of the colonial infantry at the corps of the Ministry of War (French: Ministère de la guerre), the regiment was redesignated as RIMa in 1958, when the colonial infantry was redesignated as marine infantry.

The evolution nomination of the corps:

1822–1827: 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 1 régiment d'infanterie de la Marine)
1854: 1st Marine Infantry Regiment, 2nd formation
1870: 1st Marching Marine Infantry Regiment
1900–1940: Designated as the 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment 1 RIC at the creation of colonial infantry at the corps of the Ministry of War.
1941–1945: 4th Demi-Brigade DFL
1945–1947: 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment
1947–1948: 1st Colonial Infantry Battalion
1948: 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment
1958: redesignated as RIMa, when the colonial infantry rebecame marine infantry.

The regiment is heir to the 1st Free French Division and the battalion of the Pacific which combat engaged at Bir Hakeim. The Marine Infantry and Pacific Battalion (French: bataillon d'infanterie de marine et du Pacifique) was issued from the merger, in July 1942, of the 1st Marine Infantry Battalion (French: 1 Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine) and the Pacific Battalion (French: Bataillon du Pacifique).

History

left arm insignia, with anchor of the marine infantry.

Ancien Régime

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Wars of the Revolution & Empire

1813: German Campaign of 1813
- October 16–19: Battle of Leipzig
1814: Campaign of France
- February 14, 1814: Battle of Vauchamps

1815 to 1848

In 1846, elements of the 1 RIMa were at Tahiti. The regiment was present in the battle of Fatahua (inscribed on the regimental colors of the 2 RIMa) of December 17, 1846 (3rd Company, Captain Masset).

Second Empire

Crimean War, Franco-British campaign in the Baltic Sea

1854 – Battle of Bomarsund

Second Opium War, Franco-British campaign

1860 – Forts du Pei-Ho

Cochinchina Campaign

1861 -Ki-Hao

French intervention in Mexico

1863 – Puebla

War of 1870–1871

On August 17, 1870, the 1st Marching Marine Infantry Regiment was part of the Armée de Châlons (1870) (French: Armée de Châlons (1870)) of Marshal de MacMahon.

With the 4th Marching Marine Infantry Regiment of colonel d'Arbaud, the 1 formed the first brigade under the orders of général Reboul. This 1 brigade, with the 2 brigade of général Martin des Pallières, three batteries of canons de 4, and one engineer company, constituted the 3rd Infantry Division commanded by division général Élie de Vassoigne. This infantry division evolved at the corps of 12th Army Corps with commander-in-chief Lebrun.
August 23 to August 26 – March towards the east
August 31, 1870 – Battle of Bazeilles

1870 to 1914

During the Paris Commune in 1871, the regiment participated with the Armée Versaillaise.

1878: Saint-Louis, Senegal
1883: Tonkin Expedition
- Sơn Tây Campaign

World War I

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Attachments

August 1914 – February 1916: 3rd Colonial Infantry Division 3 DIC

In 1914, at the eve of the great war: the 2, 3, 7 and 1 RIC, were part of the 1st brigade under the orders of général Montignault, the 3rd colonial infantry division under the orders of général Raffanel.

The 3 DIC: Generals Raffanel, Leblond, Goulet (1914), Gadel (1915), Puypéroux (1916–1918). Engaged in the same sectors as the 2nd Colonial Infantry Division 2 DIC (4, 8, 24 R.I.C), to the first battle of Champagne (Ville-sur-Tourbe) and the second battle of Champaign (Ville-sur-Tourbe and Massiges).

February 1916 – November 1918: 17th Colonial Infantry Division (France), 17 D.I.C

1914

August 22: Battle of Rossignol
August 24: Saint-Vincent
September 6–7: Battle of the Marne: Écriennes, Vauclerc

1915

July to August 1915: Operations in Argonne
September 25 – October 6: Second Battle of Champagne, Souin, September 28 Somme-Py

1916

Macedonian front
- Disembarkation at Salonika in February 1916
- With the 17 D.I.C., Battle of Monastir

1917

April to May: Battle of the Crna Bend (1917)

1918

1918: Sokol, Battle of Dobro Pole, Kravitza
September 15–18: Vetrenik
September 23–24: Gradsko

Interwar period

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World War II

Mobilization of coloniales troupes in 1939–1940

On May 10, 1940, the 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment was under the command of colonel Fauchon and part of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division which reinforced the sector of Montmédy.

The 3rd Colonial Division, général Falvy, consisted of the 1st, 21, 23 R.I.C and 3 and 203 R.A.C. The 3rd Colonial Division disappeared. The division immediately engaged the theatre, in the sector of Sun-sur-Meuse, Stenay, Martincourt, Aviot, Breux north of Verdun, at the level of cote 304 and Mort Homme, lieu of harsh combats in 1916–1917, where combats concentrated. On June 14, the 1 and 23 RIC were engaged in the ravine which separated cote 304 from Mort Homme. At 0630, the cote was crowned, despite a relentless resistance, the armoured contingents crossed the bridge of Bethoncout in direction of Esnes. The bridge was blown-up in the evening and redressed in the same night. The 1st company of the 1 RIC of captain Bertrand counter-attacked. At 17 hours, attacks were ceased. At 19 hours, the French Marines (French: Marsouis) gave their part to other engagements.

Combats of free France

The regiment was made compagnon de la Libération, June 28, 1945.

1945 to present

The regiment was found in A.F.N from 1952 to 1962. Garrisoned in several places, the regiment was part of the 9th Brigade, then 9 DIMa, then 9 BLBMa.

The regiment was deployed to Lebanon at the corps of the Multinational Force in Lebanon in 1983, then United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL in 1984.

In 1986 the regiment transitioned to the armored role.

In July 2009, the regiment joined the 3rd Mechanised Brigade which became designated in March 2014 as 3rd Light Armoured Brigade.

The regiment has participated in all major operations of the French Army (Lebanon, Bosnia, Kosovo, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Afghanistan). In 2010 members of the regiment were deployed in Guadeloupe and Djibouti or in operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Organisation

Structure
- Escadron de commandement et de logistique - Command and Logistics squadron
- 1er Escadron - 1st Armored Squadron
- 2e Escadron - 2nd Armored Squadron
- 3e Escadron - 3rd Armored Squadron
- 4e Escadron - 4th Reconnaissance and Response Squadron
- 5e Escadron - 5th Reserve Armored Squadron
- 6e Escadron - 6th Reconnaissance and Response Squadron

Traditions

The anniversary is celebrated for combats in Bazeilles, the village which was apprehended and abandoned four consecutive times under orders, respectively on August 31 and September 1, 1870.

Et au Nom de Dieu, vive la coloniale !

In the Name of God, vive la coloniale !

The Marsouins and the Bigors have for Saint, God. This war calling concludes intimate ceremonies which part life in the regiments. Often also at origin as an act of grace to Charles de Foucauld.