35th Infantry Regiment (''35e régiment d'infanterie'') is an

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of the

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. Its origins date back to the formation of the régiment de Nemond in 1604 by a member of the gentry from

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whose surname was Némond. During

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it was nicknamed ''As de Trèfle'' (''Ace of Clubs''). It is now based at the garrison in

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. Notable figures who have served with the regiment or its predecessors include the brothers

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and Auguste de Keralio (from 1734 to 1749),

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(second in command of the régiment d'Aquitaine on 3 October 1779),

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(in 1913) and

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Lineage

Predecessors

* 1604 : Creation of the régiment de Nemond * 1618 : régiment de la Force * 1661 : régiment de Durfort-Montgomery * 1665 : régiment de Durfort-Rauzan * 1670 : régiment Duc d'Anjou * 1671 : renamed the régiment d'Anjou * 1753 : renamed the régiment d'Aquitaine * 1776 : its 2nd and 4th battalions reformed the régiment d'Anjou

35th Infantry Regiment

Commanders (1964-present)

* 1964 - Colonel Dufour * 1966 - Colonel Claude Vanbremeersch * 1968 - Colonel de Lavalette * 1969 - Colonel

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* 1971 - Colonel Botella * 1973 - Colonel Poudelet * 1975 - Colonel Greyfié de Bellecombe * 1977 - Colonel Jeancolas * 1979 - Colonel Lacapelle * 1981 - Colonel Philippe Thérenty * 1983 - Colonel Philippe Mercier * 1985 - Colonel Maillols * 1987 - Colonel d'Ornano * 1989 - Colonel Kaeppelin * 1991 - Colonel Diot * 1993 - Colonel Pelissier * 1995 - Colonel Barlet * 1997 - Colonel Boone * 1999 - Colonel de Foucault * 2001 - Colonel Egnell * 2003 - Colonel Duffour * 2005 - Colonel Dumain * 2007 - Colonel Duval * 2009 - Colonel Rondeau * 2011 - Colonel Bertrand Joret * 2013 - Colonel Ivan Martin * 2015 - Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bury *2017 - Colonel Christophe Richard *2019 - Colonel Jean Augier

Flags and uniforms

Rég de Némon 1604-1618.png, Flag from 1604 to 1618 Rég de La Force 1618.png, Flag from 1618 to 1661 Rég de Durfort-Montgomery 1661.png, Flag from 1661 to 1665 Rég de Durfort-Rauzan 1665.png, Flag from 1665 to 1669 Rég de Duc d Anjou 1669.png, flag 1669 to 1670 Rég d Anjou 1670.png, flag from 1670 to 1753 Rég d Aquitaine 1753.png, Flag of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1670 and 1720 File:Anjou inf 1720.png, Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine in 1720 File:Anjou inf 1734.png, Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine in 1734 19RIAquitaine1762.png, Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1762 and 1776 File:Rég d Aquitaine 1753.png, Flag of the Regiment of

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between 1753 and 1791 File:Aquitaine 36RI 1779.png, Uniform of the Regiment of Aquitaine between 1779 and 1791

Present day activities

In January 2016, 124 soldiers from the regiment and a ceremonial

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contingent based in

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marched down

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in New Delhi for the 67th

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. On August 9, 2017, six soldiers from the 35th Infantry Regiment participating in

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were wounded in

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in the

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suburbs by an automobile whose driver had fled. The anti-terrorist section of Paris is seized of the investigation.

Battle honours

* 1809 :

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* 1812 : Moskowa * 1830 :

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* 1854 : Sébastopol * 1914 : Alsace l'Ourcq * 1915 :

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* 1916 :

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* 1918 :

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* 1944 : Résistance Bourgogne * 1952-1962 : AFNArrêté relatif à l'attribution de l'inscription AFN 1952-1962 sur les drapeaux et étendards des formations des armées et services, du 19 novembre 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie

Symbols

Decorations

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with four mentions in dispatches.

Heraldry

The insignia was created in 1952 and consists of a silver clover, with a bypassed link, placed on a terrace of the same, embellished with the number and the acronym regiment On the dextral slope, the inscription says "Tous gaillards". It symbolizes the courage of the soldiers of

during the

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Current status

Composition

*Infantry Companies ** 1er Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company ** 2e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company ** 3e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company ** 4e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company ** 9e Compagnie - Mechanized infantry company ** Compagnie d'Appui - Support Company *** Section d'Appui Direct - Direct Support Section *** Section tireurs d'élite longue distance - Long Range Sniper Section *** Section d'aide à l'engagement débarqué - Landed Engagement Assistance Section *Support Companies ** Compagnie de commandement et de logistique - Command and logistical support company ** 5e Compagnie de réserve - Reserve infantry company

Bibliography

*Archives militaires du Château de Vincennes. *À partir du Recueil d'Historiques de l'Infanterie Française (Général Andolenko - Eurimprim 1969). *Lieutenant-colonel Bourdiaux, ''Histoire du 35e régiment d'infanterie'' *Pascal Collot, ''L'As de Trèfle sous les orages d'acier'', Les Éditions comtoises, 2002, ()

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20121125061914/http://www.ri35.terre.defense.gouv.fr/ {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 35 Infantry regiments of France in World War I Infantry regiments of France in World War II 1604 establishments in France