21st Marine Infantry Regiment
| 21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine | |
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Regimental insigne
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| Active | 1901–1940 1940–1942 1942–1955 1955–present |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Marine |
| Role | Infantry |
| Part of |
31st Brigade (1999 - present) |
| Garrison/HQ | Fréjus, France |
| Nickname(s) | Porpoises |
| Motto(s) |
Croche et tient (Fr) Hook & Apprehend (Eng) |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| March | Marche du 21e RIMa |
| Anniversaries | Bazeilles |
| Engagements |
World War I |
| Battle honours |
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| Insignia | |
| Beret badge of the Troupes de Marine |  |
| Abbreviation | 21e RIMa |
31st Brigade
(1981 - 1984)
6th Light Armoured Division
(1990-1991)
World War I
World War II
First Indochina War
Algerian War
Lebanese Civil War
Gulf War
War on Terror (2001 - present)
The 21st Marine Infantry Regiment (French: 21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, 21e RIMa) is a unit of the French military issued by filiation from the 2e RIC.
Designated as the 21e RIC on January 17, 1901. A brief passage in Morocco justified the regiment's colonial vocation.
In 1914, the regiment garrisoned in Paris and belonged to the 5th colonial brigade of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division 3e DIC. The 21e RIC was principally engaged Champagne, on the Somme and the Chemin des Dames and was cited in the Order of the Day four times. On November 24, 1918, the regiment was awarded the Fourragere with colors bearing the Médaille militaire.
Throughout the course of twenty years of peace, the 21e RIC accompanied the 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment 23e RIC with whom both regiments shared their first experience. Both units maintained a high tempo of training. The two fraternal regiments relay equally the duties of services around the respective garrisons in Paris which revolved around: honorary detachments, parades, award of decorations and national funeral procession of Marshals Joseph Joffre and Ferdinand Foch. From 1920 until 1939, the 21e garrisoned in Paris with the regimental staff and the 2nd Battalion headquartered in Clignancourt, the 1st Battalion in Ivry-sur-Seine then Saint-Denis and the 3rd Battalion at Bicêtre Hospital. Cadres of the regiment retake accordingly the rhythm of deployments in Outre-mer territories. Overseas service postings included the Levant, Madagascar, French West Africa, Algeria, Morocco, China, and missions alongside the Czechoslovakian and Polish militaries. During some months as many as thirty officers left the regiment for colonial service.
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