1er Régiment de Fusiliers Marins
| 1er Régiment de Fusiliers Marins | |
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| Active | September 24, 1943 – August 1945 |
| Country | France 
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| Allegiance | Général de Lattre de Tassigny |
| Branch |
French Navy Fusiliers Marins |
| Type | Amoured Regiment |
| Part of | 1st French Army or 1st Free French Division 1re DFL |
| Equipment | Light Tank |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Ceremonial chief | Naval Corvette captain Pierre de Morsier |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Naval Ship-of-the-line captain Hubert Amyot d'Inville † |
The 1er Régiment de Fusiliers Marins 1er RFM French ( 1er RFM, or first regiment of Fusiliers Marins) was a unit of the Free French Navy during the campaign of Italy, then in the campaign of France.
On September 24, 1943, the Fusiliers Marins Battalion increased effectifs by integrating volunteers from the naval corps present in North Africa (French: marine d'Afrique du Nord) ( particularly radio and mechanic specialists), accordingly being designated as 1er Régiment de fusiliers marins (1er RFM), an armored reconnaissance unit of the 1st Free French Division 1er DFL. Command was entrusted to naval Corvette captain Hubert Amyot d'Inville. The regiment was equipped with U.S. American equipment, notably the M24 Chaffee.
Following a trained supported phase, the 1er RFM disembarked in Naples at the corps of the 1er DFL, on April 22, 1944. Since May 12, the regiment engaged in intense combats on Garigliano. While bearing the forefront of the division on three axes, the RFM led combats at Montefiascone and Radicofani. The regiment counted 61 killed out of which Amyot d'Inville and 140 wounded.
At the end of World War II, the regiment was disembarked in Provence, at Cavalaire-sur-Mer, under the command of Corvette captain Pierre de Morsier.
The unit combatted for the liberation of Toulon and Hyères, then reclimbed through the valley of the Rhône, penetrated in Lyon, then reached Autun; the Savary squadron entered following a hard confrontation during which five men were killed and four were wounded. Savary done, in Côte d'Or, the liaison were assumed with units of the 2e DB (Leclerc) which disembarked in Normandy. The RFM pursues the respective advancement in direction of the Vosgues.
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