3rd Marine Infantry Regiment
| 3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine | |
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Regimental insignia | |
| Active | 1838 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | troupes de marine |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 1,250 men and women |
| Part of | 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Vannes, France |
| Motto | the dead standines. |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| Engagements |
Crimean War Franco-Prussian War World War I World War II Gulf War Bosnian War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Schill |
| Insignia | |
| Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine |
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| Abbreviation | 3e RIMa |
The 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, 3e RIMa) is one of the oldest marine units in the French Army, as part of the troupes de marine. It formed part of the 2nd Brigade of the Blue Division during the Franco-Prussian War. The regiment was subordinated to the 9th Marine Light Armored Brigade itself part of the Land Forces Command.
Organisation
The regiment is composed of approximately 1300 men and women:
- 4 combat companies: 1st Company (The Forbans), 2nd Company (The Camel), 3rd Company (Cats lean), 4th Company (The Scorpions)
- 1 scout and weapon company
- 1 company of long-range anti-tank combat (dissolved in 2008).
- 1 company command and logistics.
- 1 company statement.
- Two reserve companies..
Missions
- Regularly screened overseas (including Guyana) and Africa (Chad, Gabon, Central) as all units that used to be called the "Colonial", the 3rd RIMa also distinguished itself in the division during the Daguet Gulf War and the former Yugoslavia, particularly in Sarajevo at the capture of the Vrbanja bridge in May 1995.
- Since 2002, the staffs are projected six months per year:
- 2002: NATO Kosovo Operation Trident - Bimoto then BATFRA 1
- 2003: Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire
- 2003: Democratic Rep. of Congo Ituri Bunia - En Ops Ops MAMBA + EU ARTEMIS
- 2004: Afghanistan, New Caledonia
- 2004-2005: Côte d'Ivoire
- 2005: Kosovo, RCA
- 2006-2007: Côte d'Ivoire
- 2008: Kosovo, RCA
- 2009: Afghanistan (Task Force Korrigan)
- 2012-2013 Mali
Flag of the regiment
Decorations
- Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with 1 palm with 1 star, Serbian Memorial Medal.
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with 1 palm.
- commended in French Army orders 1978-1991.
Officers and marines
Sources and bibliography
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- Erwan Bergot, La coloniale du Rif au Tchad 1925-1980, imprimé en France : décembre 1982, n° d'éditeur 7576, n° d'imprimeur 31129, sur les presses de l'imprimerie Hérissey.
References
- ↑ "Édition Chronologique n° 45 du 29 octobre 2010".Le Ministère de la Défense instruction n°1515/DEF/EMA/OL/2 du 23 septembre 1983, modifiée, sur les filiations et l'héritage des traditions des unités; décision n°010318/DEF/CAB/SDBG/CPAG du 15 juillet 2008 portant création d'une commission des emblèmes. Art 1er. L'inscription "Koweït 1990-1991" est attribuée aux drapeaux et étendards des formations des armées énumérées ci-dessous. 2e R.E.I, 1er R.E.C, 6e R.E.G, 3e R.I.Ma, 1er R.P.I.Ma, 11e R.A.Ma, 4e Régiment de dragon, 1er Régiment de Spahis, 6e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien, 1er R.H.C, 3e R.H.C, puis les formations de l'Armée de l'Air les 5e, 7e, 11e escadre de chasse, la 33e escadre de reconnaissance et les 61e et 64e escadre de transport. Le présent arrêté sera publié au bulletin officiel des armées, Hervé Morin.
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