6th regiment of colonial infantry

The 6th regiment of colonial infantry is a unit of the French Army.

It received the Fourragère with the colors of the Military decoration the 12/25/1919

Badge of the 6th regiment of colonial infantry

Significance

Currency of the 6th regiment of colonial infantry

Flag of the regiment

It carries the inscriptions:

History

Until the First World War

March 1st, 1890: creation, with Brest, of the 6th Regiment of Marines , by unfolding of the 2 {{E}} Regiment of Marines
1900: the name of 5th Regiment of Colonial Infantry takes
1914: quartering in Lyon; 2nd colonial brigade; {{1st}} colonial division

The First World War

Fastenings:

''' 76 {{E}} division of infantry ''' of October 1914 in June 1915
''' 15 {{E}} division of colonial infantry ''' starting from June 16th, 1915

1914

September 3rd, 4th and 5th: the Vosges: Collar of Chipotte; Larifontaine
Battle of Morhange
Battle of Sarrebourg

1915

June 16th: it is attached to the ''' 15 {{E}} Division of Colonial Infantry '''
July, August: operations in Argonne
25- September 30th: Battle of Champagne: Wood Guillaume II, Souain, Cutting off of the Vandals

1916

Battle of the Sum
July: Barleux, Belloy-in-Santerre

1917

April-May: the Way of the Ladies
September 25th: Verdun: the Small bedrooms

1918

12 July 23rd, August 8th: Mailly - Raineval
September 12th Éparges
7 November 10th: Top-of-Meuse

1939: quartering: EM with Dreux, companies with Saint Denis de Moronval (become Holy-Gem-Moronval in 1955) and Cherisy (Eure-et-Loir). With the mobilization, joined the border allemande.
Attached to the 6th DIC (Division of Colonial Infantry) in the 3rd Army.

September 1939: enter on the German territory within the framework of the Offensive of the Saar.

at the end of April: the regiment becomes the 6th RICMS (Regiment of Senegalese Mixed Colonial Infantry). With share the executives, Europeans leave the regiment which receives reinforcements of " Sénégalais" (generic term used for a native of Africa).

mid-May: the 6th DIC is attached to the 2nd army, in the Ardennes

17 May 19th: the 6th DIC, including the 6th RICMS, raises the 2nd DLC in the sector Stonne - Beaumont-in-Argonne - Sommauthe (approximately 20 km in the south of Sedan).

Savage defense of the sector (123 died for the 6th RICMS)

May 26th: the 6th DI raises the 6th DIC

During the general retirement of June, the 6th RICMS continues to fight:

on June 13rd: destruction of sound 1e Bataillon
on June 14th: resumption of Bournonville (approximately 12 km in the south of Holy-Menehould, the Marne) to the bayonet by 10th and 11th companies
the 19 June 20th: battle around Barisey-with-Lime pit (approx. 16 km in the south of Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle)

After Second world war

external bonds

Museum of the troops of marine of Frejus

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