3rd Marine Artillery Regiment
| 3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine. | |
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Regimental insigne | |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | troupes de marine |
| Role | Artillery |
| Part of | 6th Light Armoured Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp de Canjuers |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| Anniversaries | Bazeilles |
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| Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine |
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| Abbreviation | 3e RAMa |
The 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (3e RAMa) is the heir to the 3rd Marine artillery regiment created in Rochefort by consular decree of Napoleon Bonaparte on 13 May 1803 and the 3rd Colonial Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Marine Artillery regiment.
The 3e RAMa has been present either a unit or as sub-units on almost all the battlefields where French forces have been engaged.
History
- Self-propelled artillery group of the divisional artillery of 2nd Armoured (Vernon since 10/01/1945)
- I/3e Marine Artillery Regiment, the artillery regiment of the 10th Armoured Division at Verdun on 1 July 1984.
- Artillery Regiment of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade on 1 July 1999.
- The regiment participated in two tours in Bosnia with UNPROFOR.
Current status
Since 1 July 1994 the Regiment has provided the manoeuver regiment of the school of artillery based at Canjuers, the largest military training camp in Western Europe. The soldiers man 155mm towed guns, 120mm mortars and that the CAESAR self-propelled howitzer. As a Regiment of the prestigious 6th Light Armoured Brigade, its mission is cannon or mortar fire support, intelligence gathering and coordination of air and naval fire support. Engaged in experiments with battlefield digitization, it is equipped with the ATLAS system and is constantly deployed in amphibious exercises and operations. Its location, near the Mediterranean coast and near the largest port in the France, allows it to participate in numerous amphibious exercises
Regimental Standard
He was awarded the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with 2 fins (two citations to the order of the army) and the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with 2 fins (two citations to the order of the army) . He is entitled to use the forage in the colors of ribbon cross 1914-1918 war received on 31 January 1919, with olive on the attribution to the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, then with olive on the allocation to the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with received on 18 September 1946. And since 18 June 1996, that the colors of the Cross of the Order of the Liberation. It is also decorated with the blue tie of the Presidential Unit Citation American decoration.
Honours
Battle Honours
- Hanau 1813
- Mogador 1844
- Dahomey 1892
- Tien-Tsin 1900
- Maroc 1908-1913
- Champagne 1915
- Somme 1916
- La Serre 1918
- Fezzan 1942
- Sud Tunisien 1943
- Paris 1944
- Strasbourg 1944
Decorations
- Cross of the Liberation.
- Presidential Unit Citation.
- Croix de guerre 1914-1918 with 2 palms .
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with 2 palms .
Sources and bibliography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Artillerie de Marine. |
- Erwan Bergot, La coloniale du Rif au Tchad 1925-1980, imprimé en France : décembre 1982, n° d'éditeur 7576, n° d'imprimeur 31129, sur les presses de l'imprimerie Hérissey.