151e regiment of infantry of line

Creation and various denominations

1813 : Creation of the 151e Regiment of Infantry on February 12th. It includes/understands 76 Officers and 2840 troops, and raises of the 5 {{E}} army corps.
1888 : Recreated in on January 25th with Belfort, it is established the same year with Verdun.
1914 : At the mobilization, it sets up its regiment of reserve, the 351 {{E}} Régiment of Infantry
1997: Dissolution on May 25th

Colonel s/chef-of-brigade

Between 1935 and 1937, it is ordered by the Colonel de Lattre de Tassigny.

(*) Officer who became thereafter Brigadier general. (**) Officer who became thereafter Major general.

History of the garrisons, combat and battles of 151e IH of line

Empire

It takes part in the countryside of 1813. At the end of this campaign it counts nothing any more but 70 officers and 1.000 men. The names of Weissig 1813 and Wurschen 1813 are reproduced on its flag. It is dissolved on August 24th, 1814. Colonels killed or wounded by ordering the regiment for this period

Officers wounded or killed while being used for the 151e between 1808 and 1814:

killed Officers: XX

dead Officers their wounds: XX

wounded officers: XX

First World War

Quartering: Verdun

Fastenings:

With the mobilization: 84e Brigade of infantry; ''' 42 {{E}} division of infantry '''; 6 {{E}} army corps
December 1916: ''' 69 {{E}} division of infantry ''' until November 1918

1914

Towards Charleroi (21 - August 23rd)

Battle of the Marne (Sept. 6 - 13): Soizy with Wood and Villeneuve Charleville (September 6th), Castle of Mondemont (September 9th).

Battle of Flandres: Zneiuport, Dixmude, Steenstraate (at the beginning of November).

1915

Operations in Argonne (May-November): Gruerie, Furnace-of-Paris.

Battle of Champagne: Auberive (25 - September 30th).

1916

Battle of Verdun: Careers of Haudremont (February), Death-Man (February-April), Battle of the Sum: Rancourt, Sailly - Saillisel (October 6th), wood of Vaast Saint Pierre.

1917

Aisne : attacks on Berry-with-Vat (April 16th), Verdun: Wood Thatch (September 8th)

1918

Aisne : The Swallow (9 June 12th), Soissons (August 28th), Laffaux (September 5th)

Inter-war period

Second world war

Between the 9 and on June 16th, 1940, it is destroyed in the German offensive of the Marne: 862 men and colonel Dava are killed, that is to say more of the three quarters of manpower.

The regiment is reconstituted on January 13rd, 1945 starting from manpower of the " Fabien" column; to which it Général of Tassigny allots the name of the regiment that it ordered during the inter-war period. Rearmed by the General Patton, it joined thus manpower of the Ire French Army ordered by the Général with Tassigny.

It took part in the countryside of Germany of 1945 what was worth an inscription to him since 1945.

From 1945 to our days

At the conclusion of the Second world war, it is based in Metz. Then as from 1990 in Verdun.

It takes part in the following operations:

- 1947-1950 Indo-China - 1955-1962 Algeria - 1992 Yugoslavia - 1995 Lebanon - 1996 Yugoslavia

Regiment of called, it disappears on May 23rd, 1997.

Feat of arms making particularly honor with the regiment

Campaign of 1813, it gains the inscription on its flag of the battles of Weissig and Wurschen.

From October in December 1914, it fights on the face of Yser what was worth an inscription with its flag to him.

From February in May 1916, it takes part in the battle of Verdun what is worth a new inscription with its flag to him, as its currency “One does not pass”.

Between September and October 1916, the battle of the Sum enables him to register its third inscription on the flag since the beginning of the Great War.

Then it is illustrated on the face of Aisne in April 1917, and gains a new inscription with its flag.

Its last inscription with the flag of the First World War will be obtained in August 1918 in Soisonnais.

In March 1945, the regiment crossed the Rhine with Germeischem battles registered with the flag.

The countryside of Indo-China, where it is reorganized in battalion of walk, and loses 200 men. He is worth a new inscription with its flag: Indo-China 1947 - 1950

That is to say eight battles and a campaign with its flag.

Currency

“One does not pass” not gained to verdun. The regiment will have lost 12.000 men of 14 - 18.

Decorations

; Its control during the war of 14-18, is worth the Military Cross 1914-1918 with 4 mentions in dispatches and the right to him to carry the Fourragère to the colors of the Military decoration.

; Engaged in 1947 in Indo-China, its flag is decorated with the Military Cross TOE with palm.

See too

Internal bonds

List of the French regiments
List of the ranks in the French Army

External bonds

Sources and bibliography

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