106e regiment of infantry of line

The 106e Régiment of Infantry of Line is formed on August 17th 1772

The 106 E Régiment of Infantry illustrated during the First World War in Eparges with his/her brother in arms the 132 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry of Rheims

Creation and various denominations

1772 : Creation August 17th, 1772
1914 : To the mobilization, it gives rise to the ''' 306 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry '''

Chiefs of police

1914 : Colonel Collignon

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History of the garrisons, combat and battles of the 106e regiment of infantry of line

From 1871 to 1914

The army has a double mission: to take care on the defense of the borders, external defense and to maintain the order inside.

January 19th 1911, the vineyard of the valley of the Marne east in state of siege, during the fight of the “cossiers” (vine growers in Champagne patois) against the traders and the imports of wines in fraud.

The 31 {{E}} Regiment of Dragons, in garrison with Épernay, and of the elements of reinforcement of four other regiments, whose battalion of the 106e and battalion of the 132e, prohibit the accesses of Épernay and, assembling the guard at the station and in traders, are distributed between Damery, Venteuil, Cumières, Ay and Hautvillers.

First World War

Garrison with Châlons on the Marne.

With the declaration of war, the 106e form, with the 132 {{E}} Regiment of Infantry, the 24e brigade of the Colonel Gramat, within the ''' 12 {{E}} Division of Infantry ''' of the General Souchier, the 6 {{E}} Army corps of the General Verraux, General, of the III {{E}} Armed with the General Sarrail.

During the autumn 1914, the regiments of the 6 {{E}} Army corps approach the peak of Eparges, take a turn of 3 times 3 days: rest with the back, second line then first line. At rest in the villages of Belrupt, Sommedieue, Mount under the-coasts,…, in second line generally on the Sliced of Calonne, they hold the first lines in the ruins of the villages of Trésauvaux and Eparges, in wood on the north-eastern slope of the peak of Eparges (ravine of Fragaoule, said " ravine of Mort") or in the meadows and orchards on the north-western side of the peak.

1915

Éparges

These positions are the theater of one of the most fatal fights and most painful of all the war. The enemy baits himself for the possession of the peak, the attacks and the counter-attacks, the combat body with body and the grenade, under a bombardment of shell of all gauges and under the crushing of the torpedes are renewed obstinate, without stop, for one 5 months period under the most painful conditions.

The 33e division of German reserve had organized large a Redoute bastionnée and surrounded by two trench lines. During the winter, the regiments of the 6th army corps launch specific attacks against the German positions. The Génie intervenes to dig a good dozen saps on all the northern side of the peak of Eparges, to make it possible to approach, the German trench which course all the peak of Is in West and to install blast holes. The 6th Body of the Général Herr held, in the valley, the village of Eparges and, since February 9th, the Saint-Remy cheese village. If it seized the hill, it would threaten the positions of Von Strantz in the forest of the Mountain and, consequently, in the angle of Saint-Mihiel.

From February 17th to 21st 1915 , violent one engagements in Eparges. On order of the General Dubail, the attack begins on February 17th. Four mines of 1500 kilos jump; the French attack is launched by the saps of the West which one exploded. After an important preparation of artillery, the elements of the 12th Division of Infantry engage. The 106e Régiment of Infantry leaves to the attack the Western bastion the peak (not A) and conquers the unoccupied German trenches easily. Two battalions of 132e IH go in level on the left of the 106e. the 106e assembles the weapon to the strap and removes the peak; the enemy counter-attacks with the grenade.

In response, the German staff decides to take again the conceded positions. Between the 18 and on February 21st, attacks and counter-attacks follow one another under a permanent bombardment and of an incredible violence.

The 18, as of the morning, our units advanced are taken under a rain of shell large gauge which badgers them during more than 3 hours. Strongly tested, having lost all almost their officers and more than a third of their manpower, they cannot support the shock of against German attack which starts at 8 a.m. and must fold up themselves on our starting positions. The very same day, at 3 p.m., the attack is renewed by the 2 the least tested companies 2nd Battalion supported by the 3rd Battalion and a company of the 132e. The trenches boches are taken again and this time, we were to keep them definitively. In vain, the shells sift the ground day and night, in vain, the enemy launches furious attacks, 4 in the day of 19, a fifth the 20 .....

February 20th in the morning, a battalion of the 106e (on the right), a battalion of the 67 {{E}} (in the center), and a battalion of the 132e (on the left), after a very fast preparation of artillery, sprang on the German trenches and seized some. In the center, the 67e exceeded even the famous peak and descended on the slopes which go down towards Combres. The Germans who, during the night, had massed, in this area of the important forces, launched out at once to the counter-attack and rejected our troops on their starting positions. The 67e, going down towards Combres, is taken between stoppings and, decimated, is folded up; Only the battalion of the 132e could be maintained, for a few hours, in glazing bar which it had succeeded in conquering. On the two sides the artillery entered then in action and, until fallen the night, copiously sprinkled the infantrymen, who organized the positions that they occupied.

… a sixth finally the 21. But our soldiers are maintained stoically on the position. The 22, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, which suffered much, will take with Rebrupt a well gained rest. This success was dearly bought: 300 killed, including 8 Officers. 300 missings and more than 1000 wounded.

During these hard days from February 17th to 21st, our troops had not been able to seize their objectives. The Bavarian ones lost 2.000 killed, wounded or captive men, but Von Strantz decided to hold costs which costs; it makes dig cave shelters as well as timbered galleries, with 8 meters under ground.

ORDER OF the ARMY CORPS N° 60

“on February 27th, in a brilliant operation, the 24e Brigade removed brave fight an important part of the position of Éparges. The enemy had accumulated on this escarpée height, of considerable work. For 4 months, with a warned science, the Captain of the Gunther Genious had directed by the sap and the mine the regular siege works which were to open the way at our infantry. The day of the attack, after a quadruple explosion of our preparation and blast holes remarkable by artillery, the brave man 106e Regiment of infantry, in a splendid dash, climbed the steep slopes and crowned all the western part of the position. At the same time, 132e R.I crânement approached the western part of Éparges and settled there. February 19th, the attack was continued on all the face. During this 4 days battle, during which the enemy disputed us the ground with the last roughness, our troops were subjected to a formidable bombardment. They preserved nevertheless the conquered positions. They pushed back two against furious attacks, made test severe losses with the enemy, removed 700 meters of trenches to him, took 2 machine-guns, 2 to him minenwerfer and made 175 prisoners. The 106e, the 132e, the 67e Bataillon Haguenin), the company of the Genius which took the head in the column by storm noblement supported the reputation of the valiancy of the 6th Army corps and shown once more which success is born from the fraternity of the weapons and the union of the hearts. The General, ordering the 6th Army corps, addresses his congratulations to these brave men troops. He piously greets the glorious memory of those which died for the country. He congratulates Colonels Barjonet, ordering the 106e R.I and Bacquet, ordering 132e R.I which magnificiently led their regiments to fire. ” ' Signed: General Herr.

ORDER N° 137 Of the Anger ARMED OF March 7th, 1915

“is quoted with I era Armée, the 106e Régiment of infantry. With removed brilliantly the western point of a peak transformed by the enemy into true fortress. Having had to evacuate it following heavy artillery a bombardment of the more violent one and uninterrupted during twelve hours, seized some again by a vigorous counter-attack with the bayonet, resisting then victoriously a series of enemy counter-attacks” Signé: General Castlings.

From the February 22nd, the battle calms down. The French arrange their positions, rebuild the trenches which the bombardments upset in the optics of the future offensives: the objective being the catch of the plate in its totality.

The French attacks are started again in March 1915, under the command of the Général Herr which obtains Joffre reinforcements as men and materials. In March on the Center parts and Is peak, attacks by the saps on the point D and more against the east on item X. the 12th Division runs up, from March 18th to 20th, with formidable defenses that the enemy releases only partly and after a rough resistance.

the 19 , after having broken two enemy counter-attacks, we take again at 4 p.m. the attack of the second line. A violent one stopping of heavy artillery stops us and inflicts serious losses to us. The next day, we make some light progress and we control all the German reactions. Then, the situation remains stationary until March 27th in Eparges. The 6°Corps had lost, in these five days of engagements, 7 officers and 630 men.

The April 5th, by an execrable time, the 12th DI of the General Paulinier, without changing considered, since January 5th continues the mission of resumption of Eparges, started. The 24e brigade of the Colonel Gramat, framed, must tackle the height of coupled Éparges by regiments. The 106e on the right. launches out to the attack of the peak. 106e IH must seize the nipple C on the right, and 132e IH of item X on the left. Three battalions were placed reserves some on Rupt in Woëvre and the Tranchée of Calonne. In spite of mud, the French seize the point C but do not prevent the enemy reinforcements from arriving at item X. In evening, the French hold the peak, but on April 6th in the morning, the Germans submerge them and take again the point C. With the assistance of artillery, the French are of return on the point C in end-of-day with important losses on both sides. The bad weather having prevented the artillery adjustments, the plain of Woëvre transformed into marsh, force is to note that the evening of April 6th, “the operation out of clipper” failed. Eparges thus remain the only point of anchoring of the effort intended to break the enemy face.

To the 106, it is the 1st Battalion, under the orders of the Commander Bestagne, who with the honor to conduct the attack. The movements of installation are carried out painfully because, since the morning, a continuous rain softened the ground and the bowels and sliced are not any more that slurry brooks in which one is inserted to the knees.

At 4 p.m., end of the preparation of artillery, all the line of attack emerges with the most beautiful dash. Our 2 companies of head achieve their goals, but are stopped by an intense artillery stopping large gauge. The 6 in the morning, the Germans launch violent against �attaque. Surprised by the violence of the shock, submerged by the number and paralyzed in their defense, because rifles and machine-guns clogged by mud do not function any more, the men of the 1st Battalion must release the conquered ground.

A new attack launched around 4 p.m. after preparation of artillery returns it to us soon with about fifteen prisoners (the Barjonet lieutenant-colonel which order the regiment was wounded with the leg but refuses to let himself evacuate and preserves its command).

The enemy did not box this new failure without protesting by violent ones bombardments and rageuses attacks to tear off us our profit. Those, launched in the day of the 7 and the night of the 10, were pushed back and after some fluctuations brought by a temporary fold of some elements, all the conquered positions were maintained.

Then stabilization of the face and occupation of a sector towards Loclont wood and Trésauvaux. At this long and terrible period of combat succeeds an occupation of a calm sector (Loclont Wood - Wood of the Mussel bed) in alternation with the 132e

Inter-war period

Second world war

From 1945 to our days

Feat of arms making particularly honor with the regiment

1914: Battle of the Borders (Arrancy, Idiots-the-Granville), Battle of the Marne (Rembercourt, the Be worth-Marie), Woevre (Mouilly, St-Remy) .

1915: Tops of Meuse (Eparges, Sliced of Calonne), Champagne (Souain, Firm of Wacques)

1916: Champagne (Aubérive), Verdun (Damloup, Tavannes), the Sum (Wood Madam, Bouchavesnes)

1917: Way of the Ladies (Sigh, Wood of Bovettes, Ostel, Firm Froidmont), Alsace.

1918: Montdidier, Mesnil-St-Georges, Lorraine, Santerre, Mount of Origny.

(*) Battle carried to the flag of the régiment.

1914-1918: 4 mentions in dispatches and one with the order of division, Fodder with the colors of the Military decoration.

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Famous characters having been used for the 106e

Maurice Genevoix, Born in 1890, Maurice Genevoix is a brilliant student who integrates the National university of the street of Ulm into Paris in 1911. Hardly graduate, the war bursts. It joined the 106e battalion of infantry of Trawl-nets on the Marne, as a second lieutenant. Between September 1914 and April 1915, its regiment takes part in the attacks of distinct of “Calonne” and the hillock of the “Eparges”. April 25th, 1915, it is reached of three balls, two with the arm and one with the chest. After a long stay in hospital it is reformed because invalid… it will live until 1980, after having known a brilliant career of writer who in particular led it to join the benches of the French Academy.

Of its experiment Maurice Genevoix published 5 works which include in an chronological order the life that it carried out with the soldiers of which it had the command: Under Verdun , in April 1916, Nights of War , in December 1916, With the threshold of the guitounes , in September 1918, Mud , in February 1921, and Eparges , in September 1921. All these writings were joined together and slightly altered under the general title “Those of 14” in 1949.

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