3rd regiment of marines

The 3rd regiment of infantry marinades is a unit of the French Army. It is one of the oldest regiments of the Troupes of navy, with the 1 {{er}}, 2 {{E}} regiment of marines as well as the 4 {{E}} (dissolved in 1998), then their brother in arms the 1 {{er}} regiment of marine artillery which represents famous the blue division.

Badge of the 3rd regiment of marine infantry

An anchor of navy with the Bazeilles inscription, an eagle above, in front of him figure 3.

Heraldic

History

It took an active part in remote forwardings of last century in Africa, in America, Oceania and the East. 3rd of Navy enorgueillit to have belonged to famous “the Blue Division” which was illustrated with the Bataille of Bazeilles the August 31st and September 1st, 1870.

Currency of the 3rd regiment of marine infantry

" Upright Deaths ". This sentence, become the currency of the regiment, is lent to the adjudant PÉRICARD (3rd RIC) who would have pronounced it on February 27th, 1915, to stimulate its troops, during the resumption of the fort of Beauséjour (This fierce combat and finally victorious cost I ° and 2° battalions of the 3rd RIC: 189 killed, 575 wounded and 250 missings).

Flag of the regiment

It carries the inscriptions:

MOGADOR 1844

ALMA 1854

PALIKAO 1860

KI-HOA 1861

BAZEILLES 1870

SONTAY 1883

THE MARNE 1914

CHAMPAGNE 1915

ENCIRCLED IT 1916

It is decorated with the Military Cross 1914-1918 with 1 palm and 1 star, with the Serb medal commemorative and the Military Cross 1939-1945 with 1 palm. The 3rd RIMA was quoted with the order of the army in 1978, then in 1991.

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.

Song of 3rd RIMa

We relate to the chest
the emblems of Bazeilles
the Third of Navy
always made wonders

the old ones in sixty ten
entered the legend
Pushing back only against ten
the offensive of the German hordes

So that everywhere with the round
France has a better fate
In the five parts of the world
We left deaths

Of Champagne and Lorraine
to drive out the attackers
their remote campaigns
They returned the veil to the wind

That tomorrow alarm
the Third sounds, it is quite certain
Without weakening and the weapon lends
Would be worthy of its old

History

Until the First World War

1854 : 3rd regiment of marines , stationed with Rochefort
1869 : The 3rd regiment of marines east distributes between Rochefort, the Cochinchine, the Meeting, the New Caledonia and Tahiti
1890 (March 1st): the regiment is duplicated and it gives rise to the ''' 7 {{E}} regiment of marines '''
1900 : the name of 3rd regiment of colonial infantry takes , it does not lay out any more companies or battalions in the colonies
1914 : always quartered in Rochefort, it belongs to the 3rd colonial brigade; 3 {{E}} division of colonial infantry

The First World War

It was also illustrated during the Great War, with the battles of Nightingale, in the Marne, and in Beauséjour before being committed on the face of the East until June 1919.

1914

Operations of the III {{E}} and IV {{E}} Armed
August 22nd: Nightingale
August 24th: Saint-Vincent
6 September 7th: First battle of the Marne: Ecriennes, Vauclerc

1915

16 February 23rd: Champagne: Fort of Beauséjour
May 15th: City on Peat
September 25th: Battle of Champagne: Hand-with-Massiges, Coast 191, Wood of the Ear

1916

February 26th towards 15:00: More half of the regiment (5 companies) perishes at sea, after the torpedoing of the Provence 2, bound for Salonique

1917

Armed with the East

April-May: Attacks of the loop of Encircled

1918

Serbia: Sokol, Dobropolje, Kravitza. Action which aims at cutting into two the Bulgarian army in the valley of Dobropolje then to exploit this opening towards Prilep and the valley of Strumitza. Massive attack of the 3rd RIC which has surprised the enemy in all the strong points of the ground, Mention in dispatches. During these 5 years of war, the 3rd} lost 4 750 men.
15 September 18th: Vetrenik
23 September 24th: Gradsko

Fastenings

August 1914 - February 1916: the 3rd division of colonial infantry

February 1916 - November 1918: 17 {{E}} division of colonial infantry

The Inter-war period

The Second world war

1919-1939 : garrison with Rochefort,
1939-1940 Funny of war: Engagements in the area of Bouzanville and Beaumont-in-Argonne. Within the 21e body, movement in the north of the Meuse to intercept the enemy. Thus 1870-1914 3rd are for the third time in the same area and against the same enemy for hard combat. At the conclusion, it protects the retirement from 1e DIC on the Saulx. During these engagements 3rd lost 500 men. The 3rd RIC is quoted with the order of the army.
1940: according to the conditions of the armistice the 3rd RIC is dissolved.
1944: Battalions formed starting from maquis of south-west which will give rise to the 3rd RIC. Actions against the German army in the Dordogne. Occupation of Bergerac and entered Bordeaux driving back 2 000 German soldiers. Its units take part in the operations of North Africa.

After Second world war

March 1st 1963: It was reconstituted with Vannes.
1978: ATI
1991 fights: Participation in the war of the Gulf within the Division Daguet
1995: 3rd RIMa is illustrated in the resumption of the post office Sierra Victor located at the accesses of the bridge of Vrbanja (Verbania). This action made it possible to leave the position " passive" blue helmets because it was the first time that those counteracted hostile actions. Alas, 2 men were killed during this operations as 17 others were wounded.

3rd of Navy was also spread with the Sudan, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Albania…

Based today with Valves in the Morbihan (56), the regiment has two other sites for the drive and the formation of the porpoises : the fort of Penthièvre located on the peninsula of Quiberon and the Bourguoin barracks in the forest of Meucon. Moreover, 3rd of navy was the first entirely professionnalized regiment. Currently it is partially deployed in Ivory Coast. It belongs to the 9 {{E}} BLBMa.

See too

Sources

Museum of the Troops of navy Frejus.

Internal bonds

Regiment of French infantry

External bonds

Site 3 {{E}} RIMA
Site of the troops of navy

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