1st Marine Infantry Regiment
| 1er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine | |
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| Active | 1822 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Troupes de marine |
| Role | light armoured cavalry |
| Size | 1,000 personnel |
| Part of | 9th Marine Infantry Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Angoulême, France |
| Motto(s) | « Ils ne savent où le destin les mène, seule la mort les arrête »(Fr) |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| Anniversaries | Bazeilles |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Louis Brière de l'Isle |
| Insignia | |
| Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine |  |
| Abbreviation | 1er RIMa |
The 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 1er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, 1er 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 2e RIMa, the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment 3e RIMa, as well the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment 4e RIMa (dissolved in 1998). Along with the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1e RAMa and the 2nd Marine Artillery Regiment 2e RAMa, the 1st Marine formed the Blue Division. The 1e RIMa is a light armoured unit, since 1986, alike with the régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine RICM.
Heir to the Compagnie Ordinaire de la Mer created in 1622 by Richelieu, the 1e RIMa was created by a Royal Decree in 1822 at the corps of the French Naval Ministry (French: Ministère de la Marine). This regiment was part of the « Quatre Grands » of the marine infantry which held garrison in the military ports ready to embark : the « Grand Un », le « Grand Deux », the « Grand Trois » and the « Grand Quatre ».
Designated as the 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment 1e RIC in 1900 at the creation of the colonial infantry at the corps of the Ministry of War (French: Ministère de la guerre), the regiment was redesignated as RIMa in 1958, when the colonial infantry was redesignated as marine infantry.
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