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The Troupes de Marine (French pronunciation: [tʁup də maʁin], lit. ' Marine Troops ') or TDM, sometimes simply referred to as "French Marines" in English, are one of the major components of the French Army and comprise several specialties: infantry, airborne, armoured cavalry, artillery, engineering, and transmissions (signals).
The Compagnies franches de la marine (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃paɲi fʁɑ̃ʃ də la maʁin]; previously known as Troupes de la marine, later renamed and reorganized as Troupes coloniales and then Troupes de Marine) were an ensemble of autonomous infantry units attached to the French Royal Navy (French: marine royale) bound to serve both on land and sea.
The 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 1 er régiment d'infanterie de marine, 1 er RIMa) is a French regiment heir of the colonial infantry.The regiment is one of the quatre vieux regiments of the Troupes de Marine, with the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment 2 e RIMa, the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment 3 e RIMa, as well the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment 4 e RIMa (dissolved in 1998).
Troupes de la Marine in formation. The Troupes de la Marine (French pronunciation: [tʁup də la maʁin], lit. ' Troops of the Navy ') was a French military formation founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1622. It was under the denomination of Compagnie ordinaire de la mer, originally intended to form the garrisons of the ships of the King.
On July 1, 1943 the unit became the 1 er Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air, (1 er B.I.A) (1st Air Infantry Battalion). In November 1943 the 1st Battalion was renamed 4 e Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air, (4 e B.I.A) (4th Air Infantry Battalion) Beginning 1944: training of French SAS in Scotland. The battalion was assigned to the Special Air Service.
The 1st Marine Artillery Regiment (French: 1 er Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine, 1 er RAMa) is one of the oldest marine artillery units in the military of France, as part of the troupes de marine within the French Army {Founded 1692}.
Compagnies Franches de la Marine, the above which was renamed and retrained serve as amphibious troops and overseas garrisons; Compagnie Ordinaire de la Mer, another corps maintained by the French Navy to protect its ships; Régiment de La Marine, the above formed into a regiment which later became the French Army's 11th Infantry Regiment,
Troupes de Marine ("Marine Troops"), are a branch of the French Army, renamed from the Troupes Coloniales who served in France's overseas territories to maintain or expand French interests. The modern Troupes de Marine have units permanently based in Africa, in addition they man bases in the French Overseas Territories.