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31st Engineer Regiment (France)
The 31st Engineer Regiment (, (31 RG)) is a regiment of the Engineering Arm (''Génie militaire'') of the French Army. It is part of the 3rd Division, Scorpion Force, and based at Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin (; ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called ''Castelsarrasinois''. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. It is served by Ca .... From 1920 to 1938 the 31st Engineering Battalion participated in all operations in Morocco. The battalion built a huge road and railway infrastructure, as well as all related works.{{cite book, language=fr , title = History of the 31e Engineer Regiment , publisher = Printing Point of the Army of Saint-Maixent School References French engineer regiments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engineering Arm
{{unreferenced, date=September 2016 The Engineering Arm, or ''l'arme du génie'', is the Military engineering arm of the French Army. The Engineering Arm's soldiers are known as sappers (''sapeurs''). Its soldiers in the Paris Fire Brigade are more specifically ''sapeurs-pompiers'', and those of the Civil Security Instruction and Intervention Units are more specifically ''sapeurs-sauveteurs''. The Arm's colours are red and black, and its patron saint is Saint Barbara. The Arm's motto is ''"Parfois détruire, souvent construire, toujours servir!"'', meaning "Sometimes to destroy, often to build, always to serve!" The Engineering Arm is divided into three main services: *The Land Component of the Defence Infrastructure Service, ''Composante Terre du Service d'infrastructure de la Défense'' (also known by its former title of the Engineering Service, ''le Service du Génie'') fulfils conventional engineering roles for the French military and ministry of Defence. This includes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, French Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT), who is subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff (France), Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA), who commands active service Army units and in turn is responsible to the President of France. CEMAT is also directly responsible to the Ministry of Armed Forces (France), Ministry of the Armed Forces for administration, preparation, and equipment. The French Army, following the French Revolution, has generally been composed of a mixed force of conscripts and professional volunteers. It is now considered a professional force, since the French Parliament suspended the Conscription in France, conscription of soldiers. Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Armored Division (France)
The 3rd Armoured Division () is a unit of the French Army. The Division is the heir of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (3e DIA) formed in 1943 and dissolved in 1946, which contributed in the liberation of Marseille during the Second World War. The 3rd Armoured Division was created in 1951 then dissolved in 1991. The 3rd Mechanised Brigade (3e BM), created in 1999, inherited the traditions of the division. The 3rd Division (3e DIV) was recreated on June 20, 2016 as part of a reorganisation of the French Army. Creation and different nominations * The 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (3e DIA) was created on April 15, 1943; * Dissolution on April 15, 1946; * The 3rd Armored Division (3e DB), heir of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division, was created in 1951; * The 3rd Armored Division was dissolved in July 1991; * The 3rd Mechanised Brigade (3e BM), created in July 1999 inherited traditions of the division. The brigade became designated as 3rd Light Armored Brigade (3e BLB) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelsarrasin
Castelsarrasin (; ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called ''Castelsarrasinois''. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. It is served by Castelsarrasin station on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line. History The first certain evidence of the town dates from 961. The name, ''Castel Sarracenum'', does not indicate that the castle was built in the Saracen era, but instead derives from ''Cerrucinum''. The early history of the city is marked by wars; against the English until the end of the 12th century, then the Albigensian Crusade during the first part of the 13th century, and then the Shepherd's Crusade of 1320 that resulted in the deaths of many Jews in the city. The region was much affected by the Hundred Years' War, and again, during the wars of religion of the 16th century, the city's largely Catholic population was in frequent conflict with the generally Protestant surrounding r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
