11th marine artillery regiment

The 11th Regiment of marine artillery is an artillery gun regiment, support of the BLBMa. Composed of approximately 950 men, it is equipped with guns TRF1 and mortar

History

The 11th Marine artillery Regiment is resulting from the 1 {{er}} Régiment of artillery Coloniale and from the Régiment of Coloniale artillery of Raising.
Le 1st RAC, created with Port-Louis in 1785, carries name “Regiment of the East”. 11th out of preserve the currency “Alter Post Fulmina Terror Rowed” (other terror after the lightning) and carries this Appellation on its badge.
En 1919, the 11th Regiment Malagasy Mixed Coloniale artillery is born and becomes, in 1924, Autonomous Groupe of Colonial Artillery of Raising then RACL. At the same time, the 11th RAC derived from the 1st RAC is born with Lorient.
Disparu in 1940, the 11th RAC reappears starting from the RACL in 1945. It is recreated in a final way in 1948 starting from the 1st Group of the 1st RAC and settles with Dinan.
Rebaptized 11th Rowed in June 1963, it joined the Moor of Ouée to Saint-Aubin-of-Cormier the (35) in 1979.

Specificity

11th RAMa is a organic Régiment of the 9 {{E}} BLBMa for which it is charged with the support fires with its 155 TRF1 and its mortar S of 120 mm in double equipment. Its Bigor S cultivates their versatility of “Marsouin S which draws with the gun”. Loans with being committed in grouping of walk, they are involved with the techniques Amphibie S as of their initial training.

Presentation

Very attached to its membership of the Troops of navy and established well in Brittany, 11th RAMa is professional since the years 1970. The always marked Polyvalence of the regiment allows him, with or without its pieces of artillery, to be present throughout the world permanently.
Seul regiment of artillery present in the first War of the Gulf during the Operation Daguet in 1990 with its gun of 155 mm TRF1, 11th RAMa as well ensures of the missions of supports fires (Rwanda 1994, Democratic republic of Congo 2003, Coast-with Ivoire 2004-2005, Chad 2005) as missions of assistance and interventions external (Afghanistan 2003-2004, Corymbe 2002, Kosovo 2005) and provides units PROTERRE in interior projection (G8 Evian, Vigipirate ) and external (Dom-Tom).

Chiefs of police

since 2006, Colonel Metz
2004-2006: colonel Royal
2002-2004: colonel Soriano
2000-2002: colonel Durand
1998-2000: colonel Frétille
1996-1998: colonel Bonnet
1994-1996: colonel Laberibe
1992-1994: colonel Lanclume

Inscriptions on its Flag

Its flag bears 8 names of battle: It is decorated with the Légion of honor 1910, of the Military Cross 1914-1918. It was twice quoted with the order of the army in 1916 and 1918 (2 palms), of the Military Cross of the external theaters of operations with palm and star. Its personnel is entitled to the port of the Fourragère to the colors of the ribbon of the Military Cross 14-18. Two of its batteries were quoted with the order of the army in 1927 and another in 1978.

Traditions

; The festival of the troops of navy

It is celebrated at the time of the birthday of the combat of BAZEILLES. This village which was 4 times taken again and gave up on orders, the August 31st and on September 1st, 1870.

; And in the name of God, colonial the

lives the Porpoises and Bigors has as patron saint God himself. This war cry finishes the intimate ceremonies which belong to the life of the regiments.

Major materials and equipment

System of weapon ATLAS, integral:

25 guns of 155 mm TRF1
16 mortars of 120 mm
56 VAB (Vehicles of Before Armoured tanks) (VOA - SAW - RATAC - Mortar)

Exercise and operations

More recently, the regiment was illustrated at the time of the majority of the modern conflicts:

Operation POUT in Chad of 1978 to 1980
Beirut of 1983 to 1984
Operation MANTA in Chad of 1984 to 1985
War of the Gulf in 1991
Balkans of 1993 to 2000
TURQUOISE Operation have Rwanda in 1994
the Comoros in 1995
Ivory Coast of 2002 to 2004
Afghanistan in 2003
Lebanon 2003
Kosovo 2005

Exercises

Participation in exercises SKREO and AKWABA of 9th BLBMa. Regimental artillery operations in the camps of Suippes and Canjuers.

Operations, MCD

Coast-in Ivoire: a company PROTERRE in double equipment mortar of 120mm (October 2004 - January 2005);
Kosovo : Command of the BatFra (French battalion?) 9, a EMT, 3 Proterres, a UCL (May with seven 2005);
Chad: a section of support mortars (June in October 2005);
the Meeting: a company PROTERRE with the 2nd RPIMa (June in October 2005);
Intervention against the Chikungunya with the Meeting (February in May 2006).

See too

External bonds

Site of the troops of navy
Museum of the troops of marine of Frejus
11th R.A.M.a

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