Régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine
| Régiment d'infanterie chars de marine | |
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Regimental Insignia of the RICM
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| Active | 1915-present |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Troupes de marine |
| Role | light cavalry |
| Part of | 9th Marine Infantry Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Poitiers, France |
| Motto(s) |
Recedit Immortalis Certamine Magno (La) Il Revint Immortel de la Grande Bataille(Fr) Returned Immortal from the Grand Battle (Eng) |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| Anniversaries |
Bazeilles Festival : Douaumont (24 October) |
| Engagements |
World War I War on Terror (2001 - present) |
| Battle honours |
Marne 1914-1918 Verdun-Douaumont 1916 La Malmaison 1917 Plessis de Roye 1918 L'Aisne-L'Ailette 1918 Champagne 1918 Argonne 1918 Morocco 1925-1926 Toulon 1944 Delle 1944 Kehl 1945 Indochina 1945-1954 AFN 1952-1962 |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Henri Bentégeat |
World War I
World War II
Indochina War
Algerian War
Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990
The Régiment d'infanterie chars de marine RICM in French, (R.I.C.M, or Marine Infantry Tank Regiment) is a light cavalry regiment of the French Army heir to the Régiment d'infanterie coloniale du Maroc RICM (R.I.C.M, or Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco).
Created in June 1915, then designated accordingly in December 1958, by change of the infantry colonial regiment of Morocco, the regiment is part of the Troupes de Marine and is of a cavalry armoured specialty. The RICM is the most decorated regiment of the French Army. The regiment is attached to the 9th Marine Infantry Brigade 9e BIMa.
Enacted in Morocco in the beginning of August 1914 under the designation of 1st Mixed Colonial Infantry Regiment (French: 1er Régiment mixte d'infanterie coloniale, R.M.I.C). In December, the regiment was designated as 1st Marching Colonial Infantry Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de marche d'infanterie coloniale, R.M.I.C). On August 17, 1914, the regiment disembarked and was accordingly engaged on the French front at the early beginning of the war. The RICM, Colonial Infantry Regiment of Morocco (French: Régiment d'infanterie coloniale du Maroc, R.I.C.M) was officially created on June 9, 1915. The regiment was a colonial infantry regiment, according in occurrence with the infantry of the French Marines. However, certain missions included Senegalese and Somalis auxiliaries attached to the regiment.
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