1st Marine Infantry Regiment

1st Marine Infantry Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=1er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine


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dates=1822-1940
1945-present
country=France
allegiance=
branch=French Army
type=Armoured Cavalry
role=
size=1,000
command_structure=9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade
garrison=Angoulême, France
equipment=
nickname=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=Crimean War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I
World War II
Algerian War
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current_commander=
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The 1st Marine Infantry Regiment ( _fr. 1er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, 1er RIMa) is a French regiment, that inherits from Colonial Infantry. It is one of the oldest regiments of the Troupes de Marine with 2e RIMa, 3e RIMa, former 4e RIMa and 1er RAMa, forming the Blue Division during Franco-Prussian war.The current regiment is based in Angouleme, and is actually a light cavalry regiment like the RICM equipped with AMX-10RC and VBL. It is part of the 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade of the French Army.

Honours

Battle Honours

*Bomarsund 1854
*Forts du Pei-Ho 1860
*Ki-Hoa 1861
*Puebla 1863
*Bazeilles 1870
*Sontay 1883
*La Marne 1914
*Champagne 1915
*Dobropolje 1918
*Tobrouk 1941
*Bir-Hakeim 1942
*Garigliano 1944
*Belfort 1944
*Authion 1945

Decorations

*Légion d'honneur
*Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with 2 palms
*Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with 1 palm


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